Who is better, Amundrud or Buddemeyer?
Gail Amundrud leads with a GOAT score of 77.5 against 77.2 for Melanie Buddemeyer — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Amundrud vs Buddemeyer
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Gail Amundrud above Melanie Buddemeyer: 77.5 vs 77.2. Gail Amundrud leads on Longevity. Melanie Buddemeyer leads on Dominance, Peak.
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AmundrudWinner
77.5Amundrud wins: Longevity
Buddemeyer
77.2Buddemeyer wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Gail Amundrud
77.5
Amundrud leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Gail Amundrud
2. Melanie Buddemeyer
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. 🇨🇦 Gail Amundrud5 seasons played · career day 1,825368 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Melanie Buddemeyer5 seasons played · career day 1,826345 major golds
-6.2% vs Amundrud at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Amundrud | 0 | 0 | 55 | 128 | 368 | 478 |
| 🇺🇸 Buddemeyer | 0 | 0 | 58 | 133 | 295 | 345 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AmundrudRetired | BuddemeyerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| Commonwealth Games gold medals | 1 | — |
| Commonwealth Games medals | 4 | — |
| Canadian titles | 5 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| United States titles | — | 2 |
| Pan American medals | — | 1 |
| NCAA titles | — | 2 |
| National records | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Amundrud77.5
Buddemeyer77.2
FAQ
Where does Buddemeyer beat Amundrud?
Buddemeyer scores higher on peak, dominance. Amundrud leads on longevity.
How is the Amundrud vs Buddemeyer score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Amundrud: 77.5, Buddemeyer: 77.2.
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