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Beckmann vs Carroll

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BeckmannWinner
75.5

Beckmann wins: no category outright

Carroll
75.5

Carroll wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Gudrun Beckmann
75.5

Beckmann leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. European Championship relay medallist for West Germany.

1. Gudrun Beckmann
75.5
2. Lara Carroll
75.5

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 season
1. 🇩🇪 Gudrun Beckmann5 seasons played · career day 1,825354 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Lara Carroll5 seasons played · career day 1,826354 major golds
0.0% vs Beckmann at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇪 Beckmann0052116354458
🇦🇺 Carroll0052116280458

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.

MetricBeckmannRetiredCarrollRetired
European Championship medals1
National titles4
Olympic appearances11
World Championship appearances12
National records2
Commonwealth Games medals2
Australian titles3
Pan Pacific medals1
Dominance w25%7070
Peak w20%8282
Longevity w20%7272
Honours w20%7676
Statistics w15%8080

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GOAT Rank · the data
Beckmann75.5
Carroll75.5
The people
Beckmann
Carroll

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