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Oerter vs Włodarczyk

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WłodarczykWinner
89.9

Włodarczyk wins: Statistics

Oerter
89.7

Oerter wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇱 Anita Włodarczyk
89.9

Włodarczyk leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three straight Olympic hammer golds and the 82.98 m world record.

1. Anita Włodarczyk
89.9
2. Al Oerter
89.7

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. 🇵🇱 Anita Włodarczyk5 seasons played · career day 2,921388.8 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Al Oerter5 seasons played · career day 2,556293.3 major golds
-24.6% vs Włodarczyk at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Oerter0000173.06416.79
🇵🇱 Włodarczyk0000156.26468.4

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.

MetricOerterRetiredWłodarczykActive
Olympic golds43
World records46
Olympic records4
Discus best (m)69.46
US titles6
Consecutive Games won4
World Championship golds4
Hammer world record (m)82.98
European golds4
Throws over 80 m30
Dominance w25%9090
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8886
Honours w20%9090
Statistics w15%8892

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GOAT Rank · the data
Włodarczyk89.9
Oerter89.7
The people
Oerter
Włodarczyk

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