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Annus vs Taylor

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AnnusWinner
82.3

Annus wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

Taylor
82.0

Taylor wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇭🇺 Adrián Annus
82.3

Annus leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. European hammer champion in 2002 and a world championship medallist.

1. Adrián Annus
82.3
2. Christian Taylor
82.0

Category breakdown

Season form · Major golds per season

Career timeline · Major golds per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Major golds per season
1. 🇭🇺 Adrián Annus5 seasons played · career day 2,921388.5 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Christian Taylor5 seasons played · career day 2,19088.6 major golds
-77.2% vs Annus at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇭🇺 Annus0000150.2470.1
🇺🇸 Taylor00017.4570.88142.38

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricAnnusRetiredTaylorActive
European titles1
World Championship medals1
Hammer best83.12
National titles5
World Cup wins1
Olympic golds2
World titles4
Personal best (m)18.21
Diamond League titles4
World medals5
Dominance w25%7882
Peak w20%9086
Longevity w20%8076
Honours w20%7884
Statistics w15%8882

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GOAT Rank · the data
Annus82.3
Taylor82.0
The people
Annus
Taylor

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