Who is better, Thorkildsen or Kristiansen?
Andreas Thorkildsen leads with a GOAT score of 88.0 against 87.8 for Ingrid Kristiansen — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Thorkildsen vs Kristiansen
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Andreas Thorkildsen above Ingrid Kristiansen: 88.0 vs 87.8. Andreas Thorkildsen leads on Honours. Ingrid Kristiansen leads on Statistics, Longevity.
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ThorkildsenWinner
88.0Thorkildsen wins: Honours
Kristiansen
87.8Kristiansen wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇴 Andreas Thorkildsen
88.0
Thorkildsen leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Andreas Thorkildsen
2. Ingrid Kristiansen
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. 🇳🇴 Ingrid Kristiansen5 seasons played · career day 3,28620 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇴 Andreas Thorkildsen5 seasons played · career day 1,8256 major golds
-70.0% vs Kristiansen at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇴 Thorkildsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 🇳🇴 Kristiansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ThorkildsenRetired | KristiansenRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| World Championship golds | 1 | 1 |
| European titles | 2 | — |
| Best throw in metres | 91.59 | — |
| Diamond League titles | 2 | — |
| World records | — | 4 |
| London Marathon wins | — | 2 |
| Boston Marathon wins | — | 1 |
| World cross country titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Thorkildsen88.0
Kristiansen87.8
The people
Thorkildsen
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Where does Kristiansen beat Thorkildsen?
Kristiansen scores higher on statistics, longevity. Thorkildsen leads on honours.
How is the Thorkildsen vs Kristiansen score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Thorkildsen: 88.0, Kristiansen: 87.8.
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