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Amertil vs Carlos

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GOAT Rank currently ranks Christine Amertil above John Carlos: 77.6 vs 77.5. Christine Amertil leads on Longevity, Statistics. John Carlos leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.

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AmertilWinner
77.6

Amertil wins: Longevity, Statistics

Carlos
77.5

Carlos wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇸 Christine Amertil
77.6

Amertil leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Christine Amertil
77.6
2. John Carlos
77.5

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. 🇧🇸 Christine Amertil5 seasons played · career day 2,556253.8 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 John Carlos5 seasons played · career day 1,8259 major golds
-96.5% vs Amertil at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇧🇸 Amertil0000153.6354.98
🇺🇸 Carlos0013911

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricAmertilRetiredCarlosRetired
World indoor medals2—
Olympic finals1—
400 m best49.98—
National records1—
Olympic Games3—
Olympic bronze medals—1
AAU titles—2
Pan American golds—1
200 m personal best—19.92
World bests—1
Dominance w25%7080
Peak w20%8488
Longevity w20%8064
Honours w20%7274
Statistics w15%8682

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Amertil77.6
Carlos77.5
The people
Amertil
Carlos

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FAQ

Who is better, Amertil or Carlos?

Christine Amertil leads with a GOAT score of 77.6 against 77.5 for John Carlos — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Carlos beat Amertil?

Carlos scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Amertil leads on statistics, longevity.

How is the Amertil vs Carlos score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Amertil: 77.6, Carlos: 77.5.

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