Who is better, Hosszú or Belmonte?
Mireia Belmonte leads with a GOAT score of 87.0 against 86.9 for Katinka Hosszú — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hosszú vs Belmonte
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Mireia Belmonte above Katinka Hosszú: 87.0 vs 86.9. Mireia Belmonte leads on Dominance, Peak. Katinka Hosszú leads on Longevity.
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BelmonteWinner
87.0Belmonte wins: Dominance, Peak
Hosszú
86.9Hosszú wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇸 Mireia Belmonte
87.0
Belmonte leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mireia Belmonte
2. Katinka Hosszú
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 season1. 🇭🇺 Katinka Hosszú5 seasons played · career day 3,6521,251.4 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇪🇸 Mireia Belmonte5 seasons played · career day 2,55624 major golds
-98.1% vs Hosszú at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇭🇺 Hosszú | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,005 |
| 🇪🇸 Belmonte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 37 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HosszúRetired | BelmonteActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | 1 |
| World Championship golds | 15 | 2 |
| World records | 4 | — |
| 400 m medley record (s) | 246.36 | — |
| European golds | 22 | — |
| World Cup overall titles | 7 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 4 |
| Short course world titles | — | 10 |
| European titles | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Belmonte87.0
Hosszú86.9
FAQ
Where does Hosszú beat Belmonte?
Hosszú scores higher on longevity. Belmonte leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Hosszú vs Belmonte score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hosszú: 86.9, Belmonte: 87.0.
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