Who is better, van Bentum or Meilutytė?
Rūta Meilutytė leads with a GOAT score of 84.7 against 84.4 for Conny van Bentum — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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van Bentum vs Meilutytė
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Rūta Meilutytė above Conny van Bentum: 84.7 vs 84.4. Rūta Meilutytė leads on Peak, Dominance. Conny van Bentum leads on Longevity, Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MeilutytėWinner
84.7Meilutytė wins: Dominance, Peak
van Bentum
84.4van Bentum wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇱🇹 Rūta Meilutytė
84.7
Meilutytė leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Rūta Meilutytė
2. Conny van Bentum
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. 🇳🇱 Conny van Bentum5 seasons played · career day 1,826323 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇱🇹 Rūta Meilutytė5 seasons played · career day 1,82612 major golds
-96.3% vs van Bentum at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 van Bentum | 0 | 0 | 50 | 107 | 244 | 668 |
| 🇱🇹 Meilutytė | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | van BentumRetired | MeilutytėActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| European Championship medals | 5 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 4 | — |
| World Championship medals | 2 | — |
| Dutch titles | 20 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship golds | — | 4 |
| World records | — | 5 |
| European Championship golds | — | 6 |
| Age at Olympic title | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Meilutytė84.7
van Bentum84.4
FAQ
Where does van Bentum beat Meilutytė?
van Bentum scores higher on honours, statistics, longevity. Meilutytė leads on peak, dominance.
How is the van Bentum vs Meilutytė score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. van Bentum: 84.4, Meilutytė: 84.7.
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