Who is better, Popov or Hveger?
Ragnhild Hveger leads with a GOAT score of 88.2 against 88.0 for Alexander Popov — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Popov vs Hveger
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ragnhild Hveger above Alexander Popov: 88.2 vs 88.0. Ragnhild Hveger leads on Statistics, Dominance, Peak. Alexander Popov leads on Honours, Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HvegerWinner
88.2Hveger wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Popov
88.0Popov wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇰 Ragnhild Hveger
88.2
Hveger leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ragnhild Hveger
2. Alexander Popov
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. 🇩🇰 Ragnhild Hveger5 seasons played · career day 1,826446 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Alexander Popov5 seasons played · career day 2,190109.5 major golds
-75.4% vs Hveger at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Popov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.3 | 87.64 | 175.84 |
| 🇩🇰 Hveger | 0 | 0 | 70 | 158 | 351 | 666 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PopovRetired | HvegerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 4 | — |
| Olympic medals | 9 | — |
| World Championship golds | 6 | — |
| World records | 4 | 42 |
| 50 m freestyle best (s) | 21.64 | — |
| European golds | 21 | — |
| Olympic silver medals | — | 1 |
| European Championship golds | — | 5 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 2 |
| Danish national titles | — | 40 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 93 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hveger88.2
Popov88.0
FAQ
Where does Popov beat Hveger?
Popov scores higher on honours, longevity. Hveger leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Popov vs Hveger score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Popov: 88.0, Hveger: 88.2.
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