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Andersson vs Azyabina

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GOAT Rank currently ranks Arne Andersson above Marina Azyabina: 82.3 vs 82.2. Arne Andersson leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Marina Azyabina leads on Longevity, Honours.

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AnderssonWinner
82.3

Andersson wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Azyabina
82.2

Azyabina wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Arne Andersson
82.3

Andersson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Arne Andersson
82.3
2. Marina Azyabina
82.2

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 season
1. 🇷🇺 Marina Azyabina5 seasons played · career day 1,826371 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Arne Andersson5 seasons played · career day 1,82511 major golds
-97.0% vs Azyabina at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Andersson00141113
🇷🇺 Azyabina0055120278636

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricAnderssonRetiredAzyabinaRetired
World records6—
Mile world record4.01—
Swedish titles6—
Sub-4:02 miles5—
1500 m best3.44—
World indoor titles—1
World Championship appearances—2
Personal best (m)—14.68
National titles—3
European medals—1
Dominance w25%8680
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%6876
Honours w20%7884
Statistics w15%8884

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Andersson82.3
Azyabina82.2
The people
Andersson
Azyabina

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FAQ

Who is better, Andersson or Azyabina?

Arne Andersson leads with a GOAT score of 82.3 against 82.2 for Marina Azyabina — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Azyabina beat Andersson?

Azyabina scores higher on honours, longevity. Andersson leads on peak, dominance, statistics.

How is the Andersson vs Azyabina score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Andersson: 82.3, Azyabina: 82.2.

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