Who is better, Bernard or Manaudou?
Alain Bernard leads with a GOAT score of 86.5 against 83.9 for Laure Manaudou — a gap of 2.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bernard vs Manaudou
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Alain Bernard above Laure Manaudou: 86.5 vs 83.9. Alain Bernard leads on Peak, Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BernardWinner
86.5Bernard wins: Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Manaudou
83.9Manaudou wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Alain Bernard
86.5
Bernard leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Alain Bernard
2. Laure Manaudou
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. 🇫🇷 Laure Manaudou5 seasons played · career day 1,82518 major golds
-94.3% vs Bernard at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Bernard | 0 | 0 | 45 | 99 | 314 | 650 |
| 🇫🇷 Manaudou | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BernardRetired | ManaudouRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | 1 |
| World records set | 4 | — |
| European titles | 4 | — |
| Olympic medals | 4 | 3 |
| Personal best in the 100 metres | 4,743 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 5 |
| European Championship golds | — | 13 |
| World records | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bernard86.5
Manaudou83.9
FAQ
Where does Manaudou beat Bernard?
Manaudou does not lead any of the five categories; Bernard is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Bernard vs Manaudou score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bernard: 86.5, Manaudou: 83.9.
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