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Balakhonova vs Barrios

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BalakhonovaWinner
83.2

Balakhonova wins: Longevity

Barrios
83.2

Barrios wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇦 Anzhela Balakhonova
83.2

Balakhonova leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. World Championship bronze medallist and a former European record holder.

1. Anzhela Balakhonova
83.2
2. Yarelys Barrios
83.2

Category breakdown

Season form · Major golds per season

Career timeline · Major golds 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 · Major golds per season
1. 🇨🇺 Yarelys Barrios5 seasons played · career day 1,825308 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇦 Anzhela Balakhonova5 seasons played · career day 1,825295 major golds
-4.2% vs Barrios at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇦 Balakhonova004597295643
🇨🇺 Barrios004598308650

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.

MetricBalakhonovaRetiredBarriosRetired
World Championship medals13
European records set1
Personal best in centimetres4606,853
Ukrainian titles8
Olympic finals2
Pan American titles2
Diamond League wins5
Central American titles2
Dominance w25%7880
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%8680
Honours w20%7880
Statistics w15%8688

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GOAT Rank · the data
Balakhonova83.2
Barrios83.2
The people
Balakhonova
Barrios

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