Who is better, Pellegrini or Paltrinieri?
Gregorio Paltrinieri leads with a GOAT score of 87.9 against 83.4 for Federica Pellegrini — a gap of 4.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Pellegrini vs Paltrinieri
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Gregorio Paltrinieri above Federica Pellegrini: 87.9 vs 83.4. Gregorio Paltrinieri leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak. Federica Pellegrini leads on Longevity.
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PaltrinieriWinner
87.9Paltrinieri wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Pellegrini
83.4Pellegrini wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Gregorio Paltrinieri
87.9
Paltrinieri leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Gregorio Paltrinieri
2. Federica Pellegrini
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. 🇮🇹 Federica Pellegrini5 seasons played · career day 2,19116 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Gregorio Paltrinieri5 seasons played · career day 1,82512 major golds
-25.0% vs Pellegrini at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Pellegrini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 26 |
| 🇮🇹 Paltrinieri | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 25 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PellegriniRetired | PaltrinieriActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| World titles | 6 | — |
| Olympic medals | 2 | 5 |
| World records | 11 | 1 |
| European titles | 13 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship golds | — | 7 |
| European Championship golds | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Paltrinieri87.9
Pellegrini83.4
The people
Pellegrini
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Where does Pellegrini beat Paltrinieri?
Pellegrini scores higher on longevity. Paltrinieri leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Pellegrini vs Paltrinieri score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Pellegrini: 83.4, Paltrinieri: 87.9.
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