Who is better, Thorkildsen or Thompson?
Andreas Thorkildsen leads with a GOAT score of 88.0 against 88.0 for Daley Thompson — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Thorkildsen vs Thompson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Andreas Thorkildsen and Daley Thompson level at 88.0.
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ThorkildsenWinner
88.0Thorkildsen wins: no category outright
Thompson
88.0Thompson wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇴 Andreas Thorkildsen
88.0
Thorkildsen leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Andreas Thorkildsen
2. Daley Thompson
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. 🇬🇧 Daley Thompson5 seasons played · career day 2,55642,757 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇴 Andreas Thorkildsen5 seasons played · career day 1,8256 major golds
-100.0% vs Thompson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇴 Thorkildsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 🇬🇧 Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,812 | 60,270 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ThorkildsenRetired | ThompsonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| World Championship golds | 1 | 1 |
| European titles | 2 | — |
| Best throw in metres | 91.59 | — |
| Diamond League titles | 2 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| World records | — | 4 |
| European golds | — | 2 |
| Commonwealth golds | — | 3 |
| Decathlon best | — | 8,847 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Thorkildsen88.0
Thompson88.0
FAQ
Where does Thompson beat Thorkildsen?
Thompson does not lead any of the five categories; Thorkildsen is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Thorkildsen vs Thompson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Thorkildsen: 88.0, Thompson: 88.0.
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