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Szewińska vs Sedykh

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SedykhWinner
91.5

Sedykh wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Szewińska
91.1

Szewińska wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇦 Yuriy Sedykh
91.5

Sedykh leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Holds the hammer world record of 86.74m, unbeaten since 1986.

1. Yuriy Sedykh
91.5
2. Irena Szewińska
91.1

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. 🇺🇦 Yuriy Sedykh5 seasons played · career day 2,556400.6 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇱 Irena Szewińska5 seasons played · career day 3,28722 major golds
-94.5% vs Sedykh at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇵🇱 Szewińska0000022
🇺🇦 Sedykh0000237.16570.94

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.

MetricSzewińskaRetiredSedykhRetired
Olympic golds32
Olympic medals7
World records106
European titles53
400m best (sec)49.28
World Championship golds1
Best throw (m)86.74
Dominance w25%9092
Peak w20%9496
Longevity w20%8886
Honours w20%9290
Statistics w15%9294

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GOAT Rank · the data
Sedykh91.5
Szewińska91.1
The people
Szewińska
Sedykh

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