Who is better, Hosszú or Adlington?
Rebecca Adlington 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 Adlington
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Rebecca Adlington above Katinka Hosszú: 87.0 vs 86.9. Rebecca Adlington leads on Peak, Dominance, Statistics. Katinka Hosszú leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AdlingtonWinner
87.0Adlington wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Hosszú
86.9Hosszú wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏴 Rebecca Adlington
87.0
Adlington leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Rebecca Adlington
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. 🏴 Rebecca Adlington5 seasons played · career day 1,826358 major golds
-71.4% vs Hosszú at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇭🇺 Hosszú | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,005 |
| 🏴 Adlington | 0 | 0 | 45 | 103 | 260 | 644 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HosszúRetired | AdlingtonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | — |
| World Championship golds | 15 | — |
| World records | 4 | — |
| 400 m medley record (s) | 246.36 | — |
| European golds | 22 | — |
| World Cup overall titles | 7 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 2 |
| Olympic medals | — | 4 |
| World records set | — | 1 |
| World Championship titles | — | 1 |
| Commonwealth titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Adlington87.0
Hosszú86.9
FAQ
Where does Hosszú beat Adlington?
Hosszú scores higher on longevity. Adlington leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Hosszú vs Adlington score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hosszú: 86.9, Adlington: 87.0.
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