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Bergqvist vs Eaton

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BergqvistWinner
85.8

Bergqvist wins: Longevity

Eaton
85.8

Eaton wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Kajsa Bergqvist
85.8

Bergqvist leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. World champion in 2005 and indoor world record holder at 2.08m.

1. Kajsa Bergqvist
85.8
2. Ashton Eaton
85.8

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.

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Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Major golds per season
1. 🇺🇸 Ashton Eaton5 seasons played · career day 2,55644,032 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Kajsa Bergqvist5 seasons played · career day 2,5569.9 major golds
-100.0% vs Eaton at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇸🇪 Bergqvist00005.8813.88
🇺🇸 Eaton000017,18661,970

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.

MetricBergqvistRetiredEatonRetired
World Championship golds12
Olympic medals1
World indoor titles2
Indoor world record2.08
Outdoor personal best2.06
Olympic golds2
World records2
Decathlon best9,045
Heptathlon world records2
World indoor golds2
Dominance w25%8486
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8074
Honours w20%8688
Statistics w15%8890

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GOAT Rank · the data
Bergqvist85.8
Eaton85.8
The people
Bergqvist
Eaton

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