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Astafei vs Nikolić

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NikolićWinner
80.7

Nikolić wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Astafei
79.3

Astafei wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇸 Vera Nikolić
80.7

Nikolić leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. European 800 m champion in 1966 and a world record holder.

1. Vera Nikolić
80.7
2. Alina Astafei
79.3

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
1. 🇩🇪 Alina Astafei5 seasons played · career day 1,825342 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇸 Vera Nikolić5 seasons played · career day 1,82625 major golds
-92.7% vs Astafei at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇪 Astafei0050110342706
🇷🇸 Nikolić0012182159

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.

MetricAstafeiRetiredNikolićRetired
European titles11
World indoor medals3
Personal best (m)2
Olympic Games contested3
Years at the top level16
World records set1
European Indoor titles1
800 m personal best2
Career years9
Dominance w25%7278
Peak w20%8492
Longevity w20%8870
Honours w20%7678
Statistics w15%7888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Nikolić80.7
Astafei79.3
The people
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