Belova vs Klüft
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Klüft wins: Dominance, Honours
Belova wins: Peak, Longevity
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Verdict
Klüft leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Unbeaten in heptathlon from 2002 to 2007: Olympic gold and three world titles.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Belova | 0 | 0 | 45 | 107 | 373 | 644 |
| 🇸🇪 Klüft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,422 | 47,633 |
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.
| Metric | BelovaRetired | KlüftRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic silver medals | 1 | — |
| World Indoor titles | 1 | — |
| Heptathlon personal best | 6,845 | — |
| European medals | 1 | — |
| National titles | 3 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World titles | — | 3 |
| European titles | — | 2 |
| Personal best (points) | — | 7,032 |
| Indoor world titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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