Who is better, Éloi or Kim T.?
Damien Éloi leads with a GOAT score of 82.8 against 82.7 for Kim Taek-soo — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Éloi vs Kim T.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Damien Éloi above Kim Taek-soo: 82.8 vs 82.7. Damien Éloi leads on Longevity, Statistics. Kim Taek-soo leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ÉloiWinner
82.8Éloi wins: Longevity, Statistics
Kim T.
82.7Kim T. wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Damien Éloi
82.8
Éloi leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Damien Éloi
2. Kim Taek-soo
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. 🇰🇷 Kim Taek-soo5 seasons played · career day 1,826369 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇷 Damien Éloi5 seasons played · career day 1,825265 titles
-28.2% vs Kim T. at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Éloi | 0 | 0 | 45 | 94 | 265 | 547 |
| 🇰🇷 Kim T. | 0 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 277 | 729 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ÉloiRetired | Kim T.Retired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship medals | 1 | 4 |
| European team medals | 5 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 5 | — |
| French titles | 4 | — |
| World ranking peak | 17 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| Asian Games golds | — | 3 |
| Career high world ranking | — | 2 |
| Years at the top level | — | 17 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Éloi82.8
Kim T.82.7
FAQ
Where does Kim T. beat Éloi?
Kim T. scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Éloi leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Éloi vs Kim T. score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Éloi: 82.8, Kim T.: 82.7.
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