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Waern vs Almgren

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
WaernWinner
82.9

Waern wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Almgren
81.1

Almgren wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Dan Waern
82.9

Waern leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. European medallist who set world records over 1000 metres and the mile relay era distances.

1. Dan Waern
82.9
2. Andreas Almgren
81.1

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. 🇸🇪 Andreas Almgren5 seasons played · career day 2,5563,981 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Dan Waern5 seasons played · career day 1,825327 major golds
-91.8% vs Almgren at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Waern0045100327579
🇸🇪 Almgren00002,4055,536

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.

MetricWaernRetiredAlmgrenActive
World records set2
European Championship medals11
Swedish titles8
Mile personal best in seconds2,374
Sub-four-minute miles5
European records1
5,000 m best764.36
Half marathon best3,538
National titles8
Dominance w25%8278
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%7474
Honours w20%8078
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Waern82.9
Almgren81.1
The people
Waern
Almgren

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