Who is better, Juantorena or Flo-Jo?
Alberto Juantorena leads with a GOAT score of 85.6 against 85.5 for Florence Griffith Joyner — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Juantorena vs Flo-Jo
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Alberto Juantorena above Florence Griffith Joyner: 85.6 vs 85.5. Alberto Juantorena leads on Longevity. Florence Griffith Joyner leads on Peak, Dominance, Honours.
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JuantorenaWinner
85.6Juantorena wins: Longevity
Flo-Jo
85.5Flo-Jo wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇺 Alberto Juantorena
85.6
Juantorena leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Alberto Juantorena
2. Florence Griffith Joyner
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
Through age 24 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Florence Griffith Joyner48 major golds
1 season by age 24 · 48 per season
Setting the pace at age 24
No verified birth date for Juantorena — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 24, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | JuantorenaRetired | Flo-JoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | 3 |
| World records | 2 | 2 |
| World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| 800m best (sec) | 103.44 | — |
| 400m best (sec) | 44.26 | — |
| World golds | — | 1 |
| 100m best (s) | — | 10.49 |
| 200m best (s) | — | 21.34 |
| Olympic medals | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 99 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 58 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Juantorena85.6
Flo-Jo85.5
FAQ
Where does Flo-Jo beat Juantorena?
Flo-Jo scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics. Juantorena leads on longevity.
How is the Juantorena vs Flo-Jo score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Juantorena: 85.6, Flo-Jo: 85.5.
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