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Sotomayor vs Włodarczyk

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SotomayorWinner
89.9

Sotomayor wins: Peak

Włodarczyk
89.9

Włodarczyk wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇺 Javier Sotomayor
89.9

Sotomayor leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The 2.45 m high jump world record from 1993 has never been threatened.

1. Javier Sotomayor
89.9
2. Anita Włodarczyk
89.9

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. 🇵🇱 Anita Włodarczyk5 seasons played · career day 2,921388.8 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇺 Javier Sotomayor5 seasons played · career day 3,28712.2 major golds
-96.9% vs Włodarczyk at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇺 Sotomayor0000012.17
🇵🇱 Włodarczyk0000156.26468.4

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.

MetricSotomayorRetiredWłodarczykActive
Olympic golds13
World Championship golds24
High jump world record (m)2.45
World indoor golds4
Jumps over 2.40 m21
Pan American golds4
World records6
Hammer world record (m)82.98
European golds4
Throws over 80 m30
Dominance w25%9090
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%8686
Honours w20%8890
Statistics w15%9292

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GOAT Rank · the data
Sotomayor89.9
Włodarczyk89.9
The people
Sotomayor
Włodarczyk

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