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Bednarek vs Freeman

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BednarekWinner
82.7

Bednarek wins: Statistics

Freeman
82.6

Freeman wins: Peak, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Kenny Bednarek
82.7

Bednarek leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two-time Olympic 200 m silver medallist and a sub-19.6 sprinter.

1. Kenny Bednarek
82.7
2. Cathy Freeman
82.6

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
1. 🇺🇸 Kenny Bednarek5 seasons played · career day 1,82598.7 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Cathy Freeman5 seasons played · career day 1,82511 major golds
-88.9% vs Bednarek at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Bednarek0019.9939.7998.71137.91
🇦🇺 Freeman00121126

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.

MetricBednarekActiveFreemanRetired
Olympic medals32
World Championship medals2
200 m best19.57
100 m best9.79
Diamond League titles1
Olympic golds1
World Championship golds2
Commonwealth golds3
400m best (sec)48.63
Dominance w25%8080
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%7476
Honours w20%8282
Statistics w15%9084

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GOAT Rank · the data
Bednarek82.7
Freeman82.6
The people
Bednarek
Freeman

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