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Astapkovich vs Benjamin

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AstapkovichWinner
87.3

Astapkovich wins: Longevity

Benjamin
87.3

Benjamin wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇾 Igor Astapkovich
87.3

Astapkovich leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic silver medallist and world champion with a best of 84.62 metres.

1. Igor Astapkovich
87.3
2. Rai Benjamin
87.3

Category breakdown

Season form · Major golds per season

Career timeline · Major golds 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 · Major golds per season
1. 🇧🇾 Igor Astapkovich5 seasons played · career day 1,825327 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Rai Benjamin5 seasons played · career day 2,190234.1 major golds
-28.4% vs Astapkovich at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇧🇾 Astapkovich0045100327679
🇺🇸 Benjamin00047.02187373.77

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.

MetricAstapkovichRetiredBenjaminActive
World Championship titles1
Olympic medals25
Personal best in centimetres8,462
European Championship titles1
World Championship medals4
Olympic golds2
World Championship golds2
400 m hurdles best46.17
Diamond League titles2
Dominance w25%8486
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%8878
Honours w20%8488
Statistics w15%9092

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GOAT Rank · the data
Astapkovich87.3
Benjamin87.3
The people
Astapkovich
Benjamin

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