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Balfour vs Anderson

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AndersonWinner
81.3

Anderson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Balfour
81.2

Balfour wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Iona Anderson
81.3

Anderson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic medley relay gold medallist in Paris in 2024.

1. Iona Anderson
81.3
2. Kirsty Balfour
81.2

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 season
1. 🇦🇺 Iona Anderson5 seasons played · career day 1,825392 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Kirsty Balfour5 seasons played · career day 1,825360 major golds
-8.2% vs Anderson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Balfour0050111360544
🇦🇺 Anderson0055123392480

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.

MetricBalfourRetiredAndersonActive
European titles1
World Championship medals12
Commonwealth Games medals2
British titles5
Olympic finals1
Olympic gold medals1
Olympic medals2
Australian titles4
National records set1
Dominance w25%7880
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%7666
Honours w20%8086
Statistics w15%8686

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GOAT Rank · the data
Anderson81.3
Balfour81.2
The people
Balfour
Anderson

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