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Van Dyken vs Hagino

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Van DykenWinner
82.4

Van Dyken wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Hagino
82.3

Hagino wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Amy Van Dyken
82.4

Van Dyken leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. First American woman to win four golds at a single Olympic Games, in Atlanta 1996.

1. Amy Van Dyken
82.4
2. Kosuke Hagino
82.3

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. 🇯🇵 Kosuke Hagino5 seasons played · career day 1,82615 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Amy Van Dyken5 seasons played · career day 1,82511 major golds
-26.7% vs Hagino at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Van Dyken00241115
🇯🇵 Hagino00141219

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.

MetricVan DykenRetiredHaginoRetired
Olympic gold medals61
Golds at a single Games4
World Championship golds21
Pan Pacific golds34
NCAA titles4
Olympic medals4
Asian Games golds11
Dominance w25%8482
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%6674
Honours w20%8482
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Van Dyken82.4
Hagino82.3
The people
Van Dyken
Hagino

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