Who is better, Van Almsick or Paltrinieri?
Franziska van Almsick leads with a GOAT score of 88.0 against 87.9 for Gregorio Paltrinieri — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Van Almsick vs Paltrinieri
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Franziska van Almsick above Gregorio Paltrinieri: 88.0 vs 87.9. Franziska van Almsick leads on Statistics, Peak. Gregorio Paltrinieri leads on Dominance, Longevity.
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Van AlmsickWinner
88.0Van Almsick wins: Peak, Statistics
Paltrinieri
87.9Paltrinieri wins: Dominance, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Franziska van Almsick
88.0
Van Almsick leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Franziska van Almsick
2. Gregorio Paltrinieri
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. 🇩🇪 Franziska van Almsick5 seasons played · career day 2,191599.1 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Gregorio Paltrinieri5 seasons played · career day 1,82512 major golds
-98.0% vs Van Almsick at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Van Almsick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119.9 | 478.7 | 960.1 |
| 🇮🇹 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 | Van AlmsickRetired | PaltrinieriActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 10 | 5 |
| World Championship golds | 3 | 7 |
| European titles | 18 | — |
| 200 m freestyle world records | 2 | — |
| 200 m freestyle best | 118 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| European Championship golds | — | 15 |
| World records | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Van Almsick88.0
Paltrinieri87.9
The people
Van Almsick
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Where does Paltrinieri beat Van Almsick?
Paltrinieri scores higher on dominance, longevity. Van Almsick leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Van Almsick vs Paltrinieri score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Van Almsick: 88.0, Paltrinieri: 87.9.
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