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Carlos vs Amertil

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AmertilWinner
77.6

Amertil wins: Longevity, Statistics

Carlos
77.5

Carlos wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇸 Christine Amertil
77.6

Amertil leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. World indoor 400 m silver medallist and a Bahamian national record holder.

1. Christine Amertil
77.6
2. John Carlos
77.5

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. 🇧🇸 Christine Amertil5 seasons played · career day 2,556253.8 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 John Carlos5 seasons played · career day 1,8259 major golds
-96.5% vs Amertil at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Carlos0013911
🇧🇸 Amertil0000153.6354.98

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.

MetricCarlosRetiredAmertilRetired
Olympic bronze medals1
AAU titles2
Pan American golds1
200 m personal best19.92
World bests1
World indoor medals2
Olympic finals1
400 m best49.98
National records1
Olympic Games3
Dominance w25%8070
Peak w20%8884
Longevity w20%6480
Honours w20%7472
Statistics w15%8286

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GOAT Rank · the data
Amertil77.6
Carlos77.5
The people
Carlos
Amertil

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