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Van Dyken vs Ceccon

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Van DykenWinner
82.4

Van Dyken wins: Longevity

Ceccon
82.2

Ceccon wins: Statistics

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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. Thomas Ceccon
82.2

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. 🇮🇹 Thomas Ceccon5 seasons played · career day 2,19021 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Amy Van Dyken5 seasons played · career day 1,82511 major golds
-47.6% vs Ceccon at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Van Dyken00241115
🇮🇹 Ceccon00021631

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 DykenRetiredCecconActive
Olympic gold medals6
Golds at a single Games4
World Championship golds21
Pan Pacific golds3
NCAA titles4
Olympic golds1
World record51.6
European titles4
Olympic medals3
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9494
Longevity w20%6662
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%8488

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GOAT Rank · the data
Van Dyken82.4
Ceccon82.2
The people
Van Dyken
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