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Austin vs Günthör

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GünthörWinner
85.5

Günthör wins: Dominance

Austin
85.4

Austin wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇭 Werner Günthör
85.5

Günthör leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three-time world champion in the shot put and Olympic bronze medallist.

1. Werner Günthör
85.5
2. Charles Austin
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. 🇺🇸 Charles Austin5 seasons played · career day 1,82511.7 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇭 Werner Günthör5 seasons played · career day 1,8256 major golds
-48.7% vs Austin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Austin002.34.6411.721.09
🇨🇭 Günthör0001614

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.

MetricAustinRetiredGünthörRetired
Olympic golds1
World Championship golds13
American record2.39
World indoor medals2
US titles4
World indoor titles2
European titles1
Olympic bronze medals1
Best put in metres22.75
Dominance w25%8486
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%7876
Honours w20%8686
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Günthör85.5
Austin85.4
The people
Austin
Günthör

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