Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 64 | |
| 1993 | 72 | |
| 1994 | 84 | |
| 1995 | 90 | |
| 1996 | 98 | |
| 1997 | 84 | |
| 1998 | 72 | |
| 1999 | 66 | |
| 2000 | 60 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- International Swimming Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Denis Pankratov ranks #185 in Swimming
Denis Pankratov ranks 185th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 1790th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 70, Honours 80, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Swimming reference universe of 289 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1992–2000 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1996, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 2, olympic medals 3, world championship golds 2, world records set 5.
Immediately ahead sits Milorad Čavić on 79.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Anthony Nesty on 79.7. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Denis Pankratov GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Pankratov stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1996. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
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Denis Pankratov — frequently asked
- Is Denis Pankratov the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Denis Pankratov ranks 185th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 79.8, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Denis Pankratov's GOAT Score?
- 79.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Denis Pankratov rank all time?
- 1790th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 185th within Swimming.
- Denis Pankratov vs Milorad Čavić: who ranks higher?
- Denis Pankratov, on 79.8 against Milorad Čavić's 79.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.