Who is better, Ender or Salnikov?
Kornelia Ender leads with a GOAT score of 87.2 against 87.1 for Vladimir Salnikov — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ender vs Salnikov
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Kornelia Ender above Vladimir Salnikov: 87.2 vs 87.1. Kornelia Ender leads on Honours, Peak, Dominance. Vladimir Salnikov leads on Longevity.
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EnderWinner
87.2Ender wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Salnikov
87.1Salnikov wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Kornelia Ender
87.2
Ender leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kornelia Ender
2. Vladimir Salnikov
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. 🇩🇪 Kornelia Ender5 seasons played · career day 1,825403 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Vladimir Salnikov5 seasons played · career day 2,19114 major golds
-96.5% vs Ender at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Ender | 0 | 0 | 55 | 127 | 403 | 612 |
| 🇷🇺 Salnikov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 21 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | EnderRetired | SalnikovRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 4 | — |
| Olympic medals | 8 | — |
| World Championship golds | 8 | — |
| Individual world records | 23 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 2 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| World records | — | 12 |
| World titles | — | 4 |
| European titles | — | 5 |
| 1500m best (min) | — | 14.9 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 95 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 70 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 91 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ender87.2
Salnikov87.1
FAQ
Where does Salnikov beat Ender?
Salnikov scores higher on longevity. Ender leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Ender vs Salnikov score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ender: 87.2, Salnikov: 87.1.
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