Who is better, Bernard or Atkinson?
Alain Bernard leads with a GOAT score of 86.5 against 86.4 for Alia Atkinson — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bernard vs Atkinson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Alain Bernard above Alia Atkinson: 86.5 vs 86.4. Alain Bernard leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Alia Atkinson leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BernardWinner
86.5Bernard wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Atkinson
86.4Atkinson wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Alain Bernard
86.5
Bernard leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Alain Bernard
2. Alia Atkinson
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇫🇷 Alain Bernard5 seasons played · career day 1,825314 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇲 Alia Atkinson5 seasons played · career day 2,55617 major golds
-94.6% vs Bernard at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Bernard | 0 | 0 | 45 | 99 | 314 | 650 |
| 🇯🇲 Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BernardRetired | AtkinsonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| World records set | 4 | — |
| European titles | 4 | — |
| Olympic medals | 4 | — |
| Personal best in the 100 metres | 4,743 | — |
| Short-course world titles | — | 5 |
| World records | — | 3 |
| Olympic Games appearances | — | 5 |
| Short-course world medals | — | 11 |
| Career span in years | — | 20 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bernard86.5
Atkinson86.4
FAQ
Where does Atkinson beat Bernard?
Atkinson scores higher on longevity. Bernard leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Bernard vs Atkinson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bernard: 86.5, Atkinson: 86.4.
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