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Anke vs Bruner

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AnkeWinner
82.6

Anke wins: Honours

Bruner
82.6

Bruner wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Hannelore Anke
82.6

Anke leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic 100 metres breaststroke champion in 1976 with two relay golds.

1. Hannelore Anke
82.6
2. Mike Bruner
82.6

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. 🇺🇸 Mike Bruner5 seasons played · career day 1,825383 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Hannelore Anke5 seasons played · career day 1,825351 major golds
-8.4% vs Bruner at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇪 Anke0050116351351
🇺🇸 Bruner0055153383438

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.

MetricAnkeRetiredBrunerRetired
Olympic gold medals22
World Championship titles2
World records set43
European titles1
Olympic medals2
NCAA titles5
US titles4
Pan American medals1
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9494
Longevity w20%6264
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%8888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Anke82.6
Bruner82.6
The people
Anke
Bruner

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