Who is better, Averbukh or Balakhonova?
Anzhela Balakhonova leads with a GOAT score of 83.2 against 83.1 for Aleksandr Averbukh — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Averbukh vs Balakhonova
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Anzhela Balakhonova above Aleksandr Averbukh: 83.2 vs 83.1. Anzhela Balakhonova leads on Dominance, Longevity. Aleksandr Averbukh leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BalakhonovaWinner
83.2Balakhonova wins: Dominance, Longevity
Averbukh
83.1Averbukh wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇦 Anzhela Balakhonova
83.2
Balakhonova leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Anzhela Balakhonova
2. Aleksandr Averbukh
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. 🇺🇦 Anzhela Balakhonova5 seasons played · career day 1,825295 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇱 Aleksandr Averbukh5 seasons played · career day 2,92129.2 major golds
-90.1% vs Balakhonova at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇱 Averbukh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 35.08 |
| 🇺🇦 Balakhonova | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 295 | 643 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AverbukhRetired | BalakhonovaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European titles | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 2 | 1 |
| Personal best in metres | 5.93 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 3 | — |
| National records | 1 | — |
| European records set | — | 1 |
| Personal best in centimetres | — | 460 |
| Ukrainian titles | — | 8 |
| Olympic finals | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Balakhonova83.2
Averbukh83.1
FAQ
Where does Averbukh beat Balakhonova?
Averbukh scores higher on honours. Balakhonova leads on dominance, longevity.
How is the Averbukh vs Balakhonova score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Averbukh: 83.1, Balakhonova: 83.2.
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