Who is better, Tsuboi or Dolinar?
Gustavo Tsuboi leads with a GOAT score of 83.6 against 83.4 for Žarko Dolinar — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Tsuboi vs Dolinar
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Gustavo Tsuboi above Žarko Dolinar: 83.6 vs 83.4. Gustavo Tsuboi leads on Longevity, Statistics. Žarko Dolinar leads on Peak, Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
TsuboiWinner
83.6Tsuboi wins: Longevity, Statistics
Dolinar
83.4Dolinar wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Gustavo Tsuboi
83.6
Tsuboi leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Gustavo Tsuboi
2. Žarko Dolinar
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. 🇭🇷 Žarko Dolinar5 seasons played · career day 1,825308 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇷 Gustavo Tsuboi5 seasons played · career day 1,825284 titles
-7.8% vs Dolinar at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Tsuboi | 0 | 0 | 50 | 103 | 284 | 573 |
| 🇭🇷 Dolinar | 0 | 0 | 45 | 98 | 308 | 647 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | TsuboiActive | DolinarRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Pan American gold medals | 3 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 4 | — |
| Latin American titles | 4 | — |
| Brazilian titles | 5 | — |
| World Championship appearances | 8 | — |
| World doubles titles | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 5 |
| National titles | — | 6 |
| World team medals | — | 3 |
| Seasons at the top | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 84 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Tsuboi83.6
Dolinar83.4
FAQ
Where does Dolinar beat Tsuboi?
Dolinar scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Tsuboi leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Tsuboi vs Dolinar score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Tsuboi: 83.6, Dolinar: 83.4.
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