Wöckel vs Myricks
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Wöckel wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Myricks wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Wöckel leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Retained the Olympic 200 m title in 1976 and 1980 and won two relay golds.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Wöckel | 0 | 0 | 68 | 144 | 408 | 756 |
| 🇺🇸 Myricks | 0 | 0 | 40 | 85 | 190 | 540 |
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.
| Metric | WöckelRetired | MyricksRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 4 | — |
| Individual Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| European Championship golds | 2 | — |
| Personal best 200 m | 22.03 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 2 |
| Personal best in centimetres | — | 867 |
| US titles | — | 6 |
| World Indoor titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 88 |
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