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Arévalo vs Barbosa

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ArévaloWinner
81.9

Arévalo wins: Peak, Honours

Barbosa
81.9

Barbosa wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇴 Éider Arévalo
81.9

Arévalo leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World champion over 20 km race walk in London 2017.

1. Éider Arévalo
81.9
2. José Luíz Barbosa
81.9

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. 🇧🇷 José Luíz Barbosa5 seasons played · career day 2,19128 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇴 Éider Arévalo5 seasons played · career day 2,55622 major golds
-21.4% vs Barbosa at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇴 Arévalo0000933
🇧🇷 Barbosa00032052

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.

MetricArévaloActiveBarbosaRetired
World titles1
Pan American medals2
20 km walk personal best4,736
Olympic appearances33
South American titles2
World indoor titles1
World Championship medals1
Pan American golds2
800 m personal best in seconds103.05
Dominance w25%7676
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%7884
Honours w20%8076
Statistics w15%8686

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GOAT Rank · the data
Arévalo81.9
Barbosa81.9
The people
Arévalo
Barbosa

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