Johnson-Thompson vs Klüft
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Klüft wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Johnson-Thompson wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Klüft leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Unbeaten in heptathlon from 2002 to 2007: Olympic gold and three world titles.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Johnson-Thompson | 0 | 0 | 58 | 124 | 354 | 704 |
| 🇸🇪 Klüft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,422 | 47,633 |
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.
| Metric | Johnson-ThompsonActive | KlüftRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship golds | 2 | — |
| World Indoor golds | 1 | — |
| Commonwealth Games golds | 2 | — |
| European Indoor golds | 1 | — |
| British record points | 6,981 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World titles | — | 3 |
| European titles | — | 2 |
| Personal best (points) | — | 7,032 |
| Indoor world titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 86 |
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