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Austin vs Sjöberg

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GOAT Rank currently scores Charles Austin and Patrik Sjöberg level at 85.4. Charles Austin leads on Honours. Patrik Sjöberg leads on Longevity.

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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.

1. Charles Austin
85.4
2. Patrik Sjöberg
85.4

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. 🇸🇪 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 from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricAustinRetiredSjöbergRetired
Olympic golds1—
World Championship golds11
American record2.39—
World indoor medals2—
US titles4—
World records—1
Olympic medals—3
Best jump (m)—2.42
European indoor titles—2
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%7880
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%8888

Fan vote — data vs the people

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

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FAQ

Who is better, Austin or Sjöberg?

Charles Austin leads with a GOAT score of 85.4 against 85.4 for Patrik Sjöberg — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Sjöberg beat Austin?

Sjöberg scores higher on longevity. Austin leads on honours.

How is the Austin vs Sjöberg score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Austin: 85.4, Sjöberg: 85.4.

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