Who is better, Drechsler or Pedroso?
Iván Pedroso leads with a GOAT score of 88.8 against 87.2 for Heike Drechsler — a gap of 1.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Drechsler vs Pedroso
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Iván Pedroso above Heike Drechsler: 88.8 vs 87.2. Iván Pedroso leads on Peak, Honours, Dominance. Heike Drechsler leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PedrosoWinner
88.8Pedroso wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Drechsler
87.2Drechsler wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇺 Iván Pedroso
88.8
Pedroso leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Iván Pedroso
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. 🇩🇪 Heike Drechsler5 seasons played · career day 2,92136.9 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇺 Iván Pedroso5 seasons played · career day 1,8259 major golds
-75.6% vs Drechsler at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Drechsler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 | 44.39 |
| 🇨🇺 Pedroso | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DrechslerRetired | PedrosoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| World titles | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | 5 | — |
| Personal best (m) | 7.48 | — |
| European titles | 4 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship golds | — | 4 |
| World indoor titles | — | 4 |
| Best jump in metres | — | 8.71 |
| Pan American golds | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Pedroso88.8
Drechsler87.2
FAQ
Where does Drechsler beat Pedroso?
Drechsler scores higher on longevity. Pedroso leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Drechsler vs Pedroso score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Drechsler: 87.2, Pedroso: 88.8.
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