Who is better, Drechsler or Astapkovich?
Igor Astapkovich leads with a GOAT score of 87.3 against 87.2 for Heike Drechsler — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Drechsler vs Astapkovich
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Igor Astapkovich above Heike Drechsler: 87.3 vs 87.2. Igor Astapkovich leads on Peak, Statistics. Heike Drechsler leads on Dominance, Longevity, Honours.
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AstapkovichWinner
87.3Astapkovich wins: Peak, Statistics
Drechsler
87.2Drechsler wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇾 Igor Astapkovich
87.3
Astapkovich leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Igor Astapkovich
2. Heike Drechsler
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. 🇧🇾 Igor Astapkovich5 seasons played · career day 1,825327 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Heike Drechsler5 seasons played · career day 2,92136.9 major golds
-88.7% vs Astapkovich at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Drechsler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 | 44.39 |
| 🇧🇾 Astapkovich | 0 | 0 | 45 | 100 | 327 | 679 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DrechslerRetired | AstapkovichRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| World titles | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | 5 | 2 |
| Personal best (m) | 7.48 | — |
| European titles | 4 | — |
| World Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Personal best in centimetres | — | 8,462 |
| European Championship titles | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Astapkovich87.3
Drechsler87.2
The people
Drechsler
Astapkovich
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Where does Drechsler beat Astapkovich?
Drechsler scores higher on dominance, honours, longevity. Astapkovich leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Drechsler vs Astapkovich score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Drechsler: 87.2, Astapkovich: 87.3.
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