Who is better, Waern or Johnson-Thompson?
Dan Waern leads with a GOAT score of 82.9 against 82.8 for Katarina Johnson-Thompson — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Waern vs Johnson-Thompson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Dan Waern above Katarina Johnson-Thompson: 82.9 vs 82.8. Dan Waern leads on Statistics, Dominance, Peak. Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads on Longevity, Honours.
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WaernWinner
82.9Waern wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Johnson-Thompson
82.8Johnson-Thompson wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Dan Waern
82.9
Waern leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Dan Waern
2. Katarina Johnson-Thompson
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. 🇬🇧 Katarina Johnson-Thompson5 seasons played · career day 1,825354 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Dan Waern5 seasons played · career day 1,825327 major golds
-7.6% vs Johnson-Thompson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇪 Waern | 0 | 0 | 45 | 100 | 327 | 579 |
| 🇬🇧 Johnson-Thompson | 0 | 0 | 58 | 124 | 354 | 704 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | WaernRetired | Johnson-ThompsonActive |
|---|---|---|
| World records set | 2 | — |
| European Championship medals | 1 | — |
| Swedish titles | 8 | — |
| Mile personal best in seconds | 2,374 | — |
| Sub-four-minute miles | 5 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 2 |
| World Indoor golds | — | 1 |
| Commonwealth Games golds | — | 2 |
| European Indoor golds | — | 1 |
| British record points | — | 6,981 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Waern82.9
Johnson-Thompson82.8
The people
Waern
Johnson-Thompson
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Where does Johnson-Thompson beat Waern?
Johnson-Thompson scores higher on honours, longevity. Waern leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Waern vs Johnson-Thompson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Waern: 82.9, Johnson-Thompson: 82.8.
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