Who is better, Armstrong or Johnson-Thompson?
Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads with a GOAT score of 82.8 against 82.7 for Dylan Armstrong — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Armstrong vs Johnson-Thompson
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Katarina Johnson-Thompson above Dylan Armstrong: 82.8 vs 82.7. Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads on Dominance, Longevity, Honours. Dylan Armstrong leads on Statistics.
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Johnson-ThompsonWinner
82.8Johnson-Thompson wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Armstrong
82.7Armstrong wins: Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Katarina Johnson-Thompson
82.8
Johnson-Thompson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Katarina Johnson-Thompson
2. Dylan Armstrong
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. 🇨🇦 Dylan Armstrong5 seasons played · career day 2,556103.1 major golds
-70.9% vs Johnson-Thompson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.6 | 146.58 |
| 🇬🇧 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 | ArmstrongRetired | Johnson-ThompsonActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | 2 | — |
| Diamond League titles | 1 | — |
| Personal best in metres | 22.21 | — |
| Pan American golds | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 2 |
| World Indoor golds | — | 1 |
| Commonwealth Games golds | — | 2 |
| European Indoor golds | — | 1 |
| British record points | — | 6,981 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Johnson-Thompson82.8
Armstrong82.7
The people
Armstrong
Johnson-Thompson
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Where does Armstrong beat Johnson-Thompson?
Armstrong scores higher on statistics. Johnson-Thompson leads on dominance, honours, longevity.
How is the Armstrong vs Johnson-Thompson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Armstrong: 82.7, Johnson-Thompson: 82.8.
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