Who is better, Cunha or Salnikov?
Ana Marcela Cunha leads with a GOAT score of 87.3 against 87.1 for Vladimir Salnikov — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cunha vs Salnikov
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ana Marcela Cunha above Vladimir Salnikov: 87.3 vs 87.1. Ana Marcela Cunha leads on Longevity. Vladimir Salnikov leads on Statistics, Dominance, Peak.
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CunhaWinner
87.3Cunha wins: Longevity
Salnikov
87.1Salnikov wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Ana Marcela Cunha
87.3
Cunha leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ana Marcela Cunha
2. Vladimir Salnikov
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. 🇧🇷 Ana Marcela Cunha5 seasons played · career day 1,825378 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Vladimir Salnikov5 seasons played · career day 2,19114 major golds
-96.3% vs Cunha at the same stage
| 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 from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| 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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GOAT Rank · the data
Cunha87.3
Salnikov87.1
FAQ
Where does Salnikov beat Cunha?
Salnikov scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Cunha leads on longevity.
How is the Cunha vs Salnikov score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cunha: 87.3, Salnikov: 87.1.
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