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Austin vs Sjöberg

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AustinWinner
85.4

Austin wins: Honours

Sjöberg
85.4

Sjöberg wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Charles Austin
85.4

Austin leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic champion in Atlanta 1996 with an American record of 2.39m.

1. Charles Austin
85.4
2. Patrik Sjöberg
85.4

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. 🇸🇪 Patrik Sjöberg5 seasons played · career day 2,55511.9 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Charles Austin5 seasons played · career day 1,82511.7 major golds
-1.7% vs Sjöberg at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Austin002.34.6411.721.09
🇸🇪 Sjöberg00007.0916.66

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.

MetricAustinRetiredSjöbergRetired
Olympic golds1
World Championship golds11
American record2.39
World indoor medals2
US titles4
World records1
Olympic medals3
Best jump (m)2.42
European indoor titles2
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%7880
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Austin85.4
Sjöberg85.4
The people
Austin
Sjöberg

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