Who is better, Paltrinieri or Klochkova?
Gregorio Paltrinieri leads with a GOAT score of 87.9 against 87.9 for Yana Klochkova — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Paltrinieri vs Klochkova
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GOAT Rank currently scores Gregorio Paltrinieri and Yana Klochkova level at 87.9. Gregorio Paltrinieri leads on Longevity. Yana Klochkova leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
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PaltrinieriWinner
87.9Paltrinieri wins: Longevity
Klochkova
87.9Klochkova wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Gregorio Paltrinieri
87.9
Paltrinieri leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Gregorio Paltrinieri
2. Yana Klochkova
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. 🇺🇦 Yana Klochkova5 seasons played · career day 2,55621.8 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Gregorio Paltrinieri5 seasons played · career day 1,82512 major golds
-45.0% vs Klochkova at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Paltrinieri | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 🇺🇦 Klochkova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.77 | 30.5 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PaltrinieriActive | KlochkovaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 5 | — |
| World Championship golds | 7 | 5 |
| European Championship golds | 15 | — |
| World records | 1 | 1 |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| 400m medley best (min) | — | 4.33 |
| European titles | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Paltrinieri87.9
Klochkova87.9
The people
Paltrinieri
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Where does Klochkova beat Paltrinieri?
Klochkova scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics. Paltrinieri leads on longevity.
How is the Paltrinieri vs Klochkova score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Paltrinieri: 87.9, Klochkova: 87.9.
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