Who is better, De Bruijn or Kromowidjojo?
Inge de Bruijn leads with a GOAT score of 89.5 against 85.5 for Ranomi Kromowidjojo — a gap of 4.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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De Bruijn vs Kromowidjojo
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Inge de Bruijn above Ranomi Kromowidjojo: 89.5 vs 85.5. Inge de Bruijn leads on Dominance, Statistics, Peak.
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De BruijnWinner
89.5De Bruijn wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Kromowidjojo
85.5Kromowidjojo wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Inge de Bruijn
89.5
De Bruijn leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Inge de Bruijn
2. Ranomi Kromowidjojo
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. 🇳🇱 Inge de Bruijn5 seasons played · career day 3,65218 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇱 Ranomi Kromowidjojo5 seasons played · career day 1,82613 major golds
-27.8% vs De Bruijn at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 De Bruijn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 🇳🇱 Kromowidjojo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 23 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | De BruijnRetired | KromowidjojoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 4 | — |
| Olympic medals | 8 | 5 |
| World Championship golds | 5 | 5 |
| World records set | 11 | — |
| European titles | 9 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 3 |
| European Championship golds | — | 15 |
| Short-course world records | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
De Bruijn89.5
Kromowidjojo85.5
The people
De Bruijn
Kromowidjojo
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Where does Kromowidjojo beat De Bruijn?
Kromowidjojo does not lead any of the five categories; De Bruijn is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the De Bruijn vs Kromowidjojo score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. De Bruijn: 89.5, Kromowidjojo: 85.5.
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