Who is better, Beard or Pellegrini?
Amanda Beard leads with a GOAT score of 83.5 against 83.4 for Federica Pellegrini — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Beard vs Pellegrini
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Amanda Beard above Federica Pellegrini: 83.5 vs 83.4. Amanda Beard leads on Peak, Honours. Federica Pellegrini leads on Longevity, Statistics.
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BeardWinner
83.5Beard wins: Peak, Honours
Pellegrini
83.4Pellegrini wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Amanda Beard
83.5
Beard leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Amanda Beard
2. Federica Pellegrini
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. 🇺🇸 Amanda Beard5 seasons played · career day 1,826386 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Federica Pellegrini5 seasons played · career day 2,19116 major golds
-95.9% vs Beard at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Beard | 0 | 0 | 86 | 158 | 304 | 754 |
| 🇮🇹 Pellegrini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 26 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BeardRetired | PellegriniRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | 7 | 2 |
| World Championship golds | 2 | — |
| World records set | 1 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 4 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World titles | — | 6 |
| World records | — | 11 |
| European titles | — | 13 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Beard83.5
Pellegrini83.4
FAQ
Where does Pellegrini beat Beard?
Pellegrini scores higher on statistics, longevity. Beard leads on peak, honours.
How is the Beard vs Pellegrini score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Beard: 83.5, Pellegrini: 83.4.
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