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Coutts vs Abraham

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CouttsWinner
80.1

Coutts wins: Peak, Honours

Abraham
80.0

Abraham wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Alicia Coutts
80.1

Coutts leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won five medals at the London 2012 Olympics including relay gold.

1. Alicia Coutts
80.1
2. Gary Abraham
80.0

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 season
1. 🇦🇺 Alicia Coutts5 seasons played · career day 1,826387 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Gary Abraham5 seasons played · career day 1,826358 major golds
-7.5% vs Coutts at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇦🇺 Coutts0055123291693
🇬🇧 Abraham0050111265610

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.

MetricCouttsRetiredAbrahamRetired
Olympic gold medals1
Olympic medals51
World Championship titles3
Commonwealth Games golds9
Global finals contested12
European Championship medals2
British titles4
Olympic appearances2
National records set3
Dominance w25%7676
Peak w20%8886
Longevity w20%7276
Honours w20%8480
Statistics w15%8284

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GOAT Rank · the data
Coutts80.1
Abraham80.0
The people
Coutts
Abraham

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