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Annus vs Abakumova

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AnnusWinner
82.3

Annus wins: Longevity

Abakumova
82.3

Abakumova wins: Peak, 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. Mariya Abakumova
82.3

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. 🇷🇺 Mariya Abakumova5 seasons played · career day 2,190331.4 major golds
-14.7% vs Annus at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇭🇺 Annus0000150.2470.1
🇷🇺 Abakumova00061.2262.48538.57

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.

MetricAnnusRetiredAbakumovaRetired
European titles1
World Championship medals12
Hammer best83.12
National titles53
World Cup wins1
World Championship golds1
Javelin best71.99
European medals1
Dominance w25%7878
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%8074
Honours w20%7882
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Annus82.3
Abakumova82.3
The people
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