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Kim vs Amelin

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AmelinWinner
83.7

Amelin wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Kim
83.6

Kim wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Anatoly Amelin
83.7

Amelin leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World Championship medallist and a European team champion for the Soviet Union.

1. Anatoly Amelin
83.7
2. Kim Kyung-ah
83.6

Category breakdown

Season form · Titles per season

Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season
1. 🇷🇺 Anatoly Amelin5 seasons played · career day 1,825338 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇷 Kim Kyung-ah5 seasons played · career day 1,825275 titles
-18.6% vs Amelin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇰🇷 Kim004595275582
🇷🇺 Amelin0050109338672

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.

MetricKimRetiredAmelinRetired
Olympic medals1
Asian Games medals3
World Championship medals33
Pro Tour titles5
World ranking peak5
European Championship medals4
Soviet titles5
World Championship appearances5
European team titles1
Dominance w25%7880
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%8880
Honours w20%8084
Statistics w15%8686

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GOAT Rank · the data
Amelin83.7
Kim83.6
The people
Kim
Amelin

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