Who is better, Atkinson or Buschschulte?
Alia Atkinson leads with a GOAT score of 86.4 against 86.3 for Antje Buschschulte — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Atkinson vs Buschschulte
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Alia Atkinson above Antje Buschschulte: 86.4 vs 86.3. Alia Atkinson leads on Longevity, Peak. Antje Buschschulte leads on Honours, Statistics.
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AtkinsonWinner
86.4Atkinson wins: Peak, Longevity
Buschschulte
86.3Buschschulte wins: Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇲 Alia Atkinson
86.4
Atkinson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Alia Atkinson
2. Antje Buschschulte
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. 🇩🇪 Antje Buschschulte5 seasons played · career day 1,825256 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇲 Alia Atkinson5 seasons played · career day 2,55617 major golds
-93.4% vs Buschschulte at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇲 Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 |
| 🇩🇪 Buschschulte | 0 | 0 | 40 | 86 | 256 | 560 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AtkinsonRetired | BuschschulteRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Short-course world titles | 5 | — |
| World records | 3 | — |
| Olympic Games appearances | 5 | — |
| Short-course world medals | 11 | — |
| Career span in years | 20 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 7 |
| European titles | — | 9 |
| World Championship medals | — | 8 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 4 |
| German titles | — | 40 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Atkinson86.4
Buschschulte86.3
The people
Atkinson
Buschschulte
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Where does Buschschulte beat Atkinson?
Buschschulte scores higher on honours, statistics. Atkinson leads on peak, longevity.
How is the Atkinson vs Buschschulte score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Atkinson: 86.4, Buschschulte: 86.3.
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