Who is better, Bainbridge or Oleksiak?
Angie Bainbridge leads with a GOAT score of 78.9 against 78.7 for Penny Oleksiak — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bainbridge vs Oleksiak
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Angie Bainbridge above Penny Oleksiak: 78.9 vs 78.7. Angie Bainbridge leads on Statistics, Longevity. Penny Oleksiak leads on Peak, Dominance.
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BainbridgeWinner
78.9Bainbridge wins: Longevity, Statistics
Oleksiak
78.7Oleksiak wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Angie Bainbridge
78.9
Bainbridge leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Angie Bainbridge
2. Penny Oleksiak
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. 🇨🇦 Penny Oleksiak5 seasons played · career day 1,826422 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Angie Bainbridge5 seasons played · career day 1,826356 major golds
-15.6% vs Oleksiak at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Bainbridge | 0 | 0 | 52 | 114 | 266 | 616 |
| 🇨🇦 Oleksiak | 0 | 0 | 94 | 170 | 334 | 634 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BainbridgeRetired | OleksiakActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | 7 |
| Commonwealth Games gold medals | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 2 | 5 |
| Australian titles | 3 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 1 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| Commonwealth Games golds | — | 2 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 85 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bainbridge78.9
Oleksiak78.7
FAQ
Where does Oleksiak beat Bainbridge?
Oleksiak scores higher on peak, dominance. Bainbridge leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Bainbridge vs Oleksiak score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bainbridge: 78.9, Oleksiak: 78.7.
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