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Brienesse vs Agnel

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BrienesseWinner
83.3

Brienesse wins: Longevity

Agnel
83.1

Agnel wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Karin Brienesse
83.3

Brienesse leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic relay medallist and a European sprint champion.

1. Karin Brienesse
83.3
2. Yannick Agnel
83.1

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 season
1. 🇳🇱 Karin Brienesse5 seasons played · career day 1,825338 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇷 Yannick Agnel5 seasons played · career day 2,19126 major golds
-92.3% vs Brienesse at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇳🇱 Brienesse0050109338655
🇫🇷 Agnel00021232

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.

MetricBrienesseRetiredAgnelRetired
Olympic medals13
European titles27
World Championship medals2
Olympic appearances3
Dutch titles12
Olympic golds2
World Championship golds3
200m personal best1.43
Dominance w25%8084
Peak w20%8894
Longevity w20%8066
Honours w20%8486
Statistics w15%8686

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GOAT Rank · the data
Brienesse83.3
Agnel83.1
The people
Brienesse
Agnel

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