Cunha vs Salnikov
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Cunha wins: Longevity
Salnikov wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Cunha leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic 10 km champion in Tokyo and a multiple open water world champion.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Cunha | 0 | 0 | 60 | 130 | 378 | 726 |
| 🇷🇺 Salnikov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 21 |
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.
| Metric | CunhaActive | SalnikovRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | 8 | — |
| World Championship medals | 15 | — |
| Pan American golds | 3 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 4 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| World records | — | 12 |
| World titles | — | 4 |
| European titles | — | 5 |
| 1500m best (min) | — | 14.9 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 90 |
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