Andrei vs Gatlin
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Andrei wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Gatlin wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Andrei leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic shot put champion in 1984 and a world record holder in 1987.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Andrei | 0 | 0 | 45 | 99 | 314 | 672 |
| 🇺🇸 Gatlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.01 | 59.32 |
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.
| Metric | AndreiRetired | GatlinRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World records set | 3 | — |
| Personal best in centimetres | 2,272 | — |
| Italian titles | 10 | — |
| World Indoor medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World Championship golds | — | 5 |
| Olympic medals | — | 5 |
| 100m best (sec) | — | 9.74 |
| World Championship medals | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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