Who is better, Brinkley or Larsson?
Brian Brinkley leads with a GOAT score of 81.6 against 81.6 for Gunnar Larsson — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Brinkley vs Larsson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Brian Brinkley and Gunnar Larsson level at 81.6. Brian Brinkley leads on Longevity, Statistics. Gunnar Larsson leads on Dominance, Peak.
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BrinkleyWinner
81.6Brinkley wins: Longevity, Statistics
Larsson
81.6Larsson wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Brian Brinkley
81.6
Brinkley leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Brian Brinkley
2. Gunnar Larsson
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. 🇬🇧 Brian Brinkley5 seasons played · career day 1,825360 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Gunnar Larsson5 seasons played · career day 1,8266 major golds
-98.3% vs Brinkley at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Brinkley | 0 | 0 | 50 | 111 | 360 | 614 |
| 🇸🇪 Larsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BrinkleyRetired | LarssonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Games gold medals | 2 | — |
| European Championship medals | 3 | — |
| British titles | 10 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 2 | — |
| Olympic finals | 3 | 4 |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 2 |
| European Championship golds | — | 4 |
| World records | — | 3 |
| Swedish records | — | 30 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Brinkley81.6
Larsson81.6
FAQ
Where does Larsson beat Brinkley?
Larsson scores higher on peak, dominance. Brinkley leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Brinkley vs Larsson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Brinkley: 81.6, Larsson: 81.6.
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