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Pankratov vs Nesty

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PankratovWinner
79.8

Pankratov wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Nesty
79.7

Nesty wins: Dominance, Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Denis Pankratov
79.8

Pankratov leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won both butterfly titles in Atlanta 1996 with a world record in the 100 m.

1. Denis Pankratov
79.8
2. Anthony Nesty
79.7

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. 🇷🇺 Denis Pankratov5 seasons played · career day 1,826408 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇷 Anthony Nesty5 seasons played · career day 1,8255 major golds
-98.8% vs Pankratov at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Pankratov0064136310690
🇸🇷 Nesty000157

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.

MetricPankratovRetiredNestyRetired
Olympic gold medals21
Olympic medals3
World Championship golds21
World records set5
European Championship golds6
Olympic bronze medals1
Pan American golds2
NCAA titles3
Dominance w25%7882
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%7066
Honours w20%8078
Statistics w15%8280

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GOAT Rank · the data
Pankratov79.8
Nesty79.7
The people
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