Who is better, Heemskerk or Marchand?
Léon Marchand leads with a GOAT score of 83.8 against 83.7 for Femke Heemskerk — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Heemskerk vs Marchand
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Léon Marchand above Femke Heemskerk: 83.8 vs 83.7. Léon Marchand leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Femke Heemskerk leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MarchandWinner
83.8Marchand wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Heemskerk
83.7Heemskerk wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Léon Marchand
83.8
Marchand leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Léon Marchand
2. Femke Heemskerk
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. 🇫🇷 Léon Marchand5 seasons played · career day 2,5561,222.7 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇱 Femke Heemskerk5 seasons played · career day 1,825352 major golds
-71.2% vs Marchand at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Heemskerk | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 352 | 692 |
| 🇫🇷 Marchand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 735.18 | 1,222.68 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HeemskerkActive | MarchandActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | 10 | — |
| European titles | 12 | — |
| Short course world titles | 6 | — |
| Years at the top level | 20 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| World Championship golds | — | 6 |
| World records | — | 2 |
| 400 m medley record (s) | — | 242.5 |
| Golds at one Games | — | 4 |
| European golds | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Marchand83.8
Heemskerk83.7
FAQ
Where does Heemskerk beat Marchand?
Heemskerk scores higher on longevity. Marchand leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Heemskerk vs Marchand score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Heemskerk: 83.7, Marchand: 83.8.
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