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Bangué vs Van Balkom

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BanguéWinner
79.5

Bangué wins: Dominance, Peak

Van Balkom
79.4

Van Balkom wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Frédérique Bangué
79.5

Bangué leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World Championship relay medallist and French sprint champion.

1. Frédérique Bangué
79.5
2. Patrick van Balkom
79.4

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. 🇫🇷 Frédérique Bangué5 seasons played · career day 1,825332 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇱 Patrick van Balkom5 seasons played · career day 1,825316 major golds
-4.8% vs Bangué at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇫🇷 Bangué0050108332628
🇳🇱 Van Balkom0050107316642

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.

MetricBanguéRetiredVan BalkomRetired
World Championship medals1
European Championship medals11
French titles3
Olympic appearances22
Relay finals5
Dutch titles8
Personal best 200 m (s)20.51
National records2
Dominance w25%7472
Peak w20%8684
Longevity w20%7882
Honours w20%7878
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Bangué79.5
Van Balkom79.4
The people
Bangué
Van Balkom

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