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Sekachova vs Rudolph

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SekachovaWinner
81.5

Sekachova wins: Longevity

Rudolph
81.3

Rudolph wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇦 Iryna Sekachova
81.5

Sekachova leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. European Championship medallist and Ukrainian hammer record holder.

1. Iryna Sekachova
81.5
2. Wilma Rudolph
81.3

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. 🇺🇦 Iryna Sekachova5 seasons played · career day 1,825294 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Wilma Rudolph5 seasons played · career day 1,8267 major golds
-97.6% vs Sekachova at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇦 Sekachova0050104294610
🇺🇸 Rudolph0011410

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.

MetricSekachovaRetiredRudolphRetired
European Championship medals1
Ukrainian titles6
Olympic appearances3
Personal best (m)74
World Championship finals3
Olympic golds3
Olympic medals4
World records3
100m best (sec)11.2
AAU titles9
Dominance w25%7486
Peak w20%8694
Longevity w20%8658
Honours w20%8084
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Sekachova81.5
Rudolph81.3
The people
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