Distance + height make running harder, or so is my hypothesis, so I’m idly curious which great runners throughout history run tallest, longest, and greatest. Below “>” means strictly dominates on all three of distance, height, and GOATness or is comparable on some and strictly dominates on the rest; and “~” means neither one strictly dominates.
Emil Zatopek was 6’0” / 5K,10K, marathon
>
Lasse Viren at 5’11” / 5K,10K
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David Rudisha at 6’3” (if 800 counts as distance)
~
Jim Ryun at 6’2” / middle distance
~
Hicham El Guerrouj at 5’9” / middle distance
~
Mo Farah at 5’9” / 5K,10K
~
Abebe Bikila at 5’10” / marathon
~
Eluid Kipchoge at 5’6” / marathon
>
Kenenisa Bekele at 5’6” / 5K,10K
Does anyone strictly dominate Zatopek?