Who is better, Železný or Beitia?
Jan Železný leads with a GOAT score of 90.5 against 90.4 for Ruth Beitia — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Železný vs Beitia
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jan Železný above Ruth Beitia: 90.5 vs 90.4. Jan Železný leads on Dominance. Ruth Beitia leads on Longevity, Peak.
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ŽeleznýWinner
90.5Železný wins: Dominance
Beitia
90.4Beitia wins: Peak, Longevity
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇿 Jan Železný
90.5
Železný leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jan Železný
2. Ruth Beitia
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. 🇨🇿 Jan Železný5 seasons played · career day 2,921448.4 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇸 Ruth Beitia5 seasons played · career day 2,5569.5 major golds
-97.9% vs Železný at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇿 Železný | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.66 | 543.98 |
| 🇪🇸 Beitia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.73 | 13.42 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ŽeleznýRetired | BeitiaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | 1 |
| World Championship golds | 3 | — |
| World records | 5 | — |
| Javelin world record (m) | 98.48 | — |
| Olympic medals | 4 | — |
| Throws over 90 m | 34 | — |
| European titles | — | 3 |
| High jump best | — | 2.02 |
| Olympic Games | — | 5 |
| National titles | — | 20 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Železný90.5
Beitia90.4
FAQ
Where does Beitia beat Železný?
Beitia scores higher on peak, longevity. Železný leads on dominance.
How is the Železný vs Beitia score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Železný: 90.5, Beitia: 90.4.
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