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Hunter Bell vs Fosbury

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Hunter BellWinner
77.3

Hunter Bell wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Fosbury
75.5

Fosbury wins: Dominance, Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Georgia Hunter Bell
77.3

Hunter Bell leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic 1500 m bronze medallist in Paris after returning from years away.

1. Georgia Hunter Bell
77.3
2. Dick Fosbury
75.5

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. 🇺🇸 Dick Fosbury5 seasons played · career day 2,55610.6 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Georgia Hunter Bell5 seasons played · career day 2,9218 major golds
-24.5% vs Fosbury at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Hunter Bell0000114
🇺🇸 Fosbury00006.1914.79

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.

MetricHunter BellActiveFosburyRetired
Olympic medals1
World Championship medals1
1500 m personal best235.34
800 m personal best115.66
European medals1
Olympic golds1
Olympic records1
NCAA titles1
Best jump (m)2.24
Technique named after him1
Dominance w25%7278
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%6654
Honours w20%7674
Statistics w15%8680

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hunter Bell77.3
Fosbury75.5
The people
Hunter Bell
Fosbury

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