Who is better, Kitajima or Kromowidjojo?
Kosuke Kitajima leads with a GOAT score of 85.5 against 85.5 for Ranomi Kromowidjojo — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kitajima vs Kromowidjojo
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Kosuke Kitajima and Ranomi Kromowidjojo level at 85.5. Kosuke Kitajima leads on Longevity. Ranomi Kromowidjojo leads on Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
KitajimaWinner
85.5Kitajima wins: Longevity
Kromowidjojo
85.5Kromowidjojo wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Kosuke Kitajima
85.5
Kitajima leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kosuke Kitajima
2. Ranomi Kromowidjojo
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. 🇯🇵 Kosuke Kitajima5 seasons played · career day 2,921297.8 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇱 Ranomi Kromowidjojo5 seasons played · career day 1,82613 major golds
-95.6% vs Kitajima at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Kitajima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119.98 | 356.69 |
| 🇳🇱 Kromowidjojo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 23 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KitajimaRetired | KromowidjojoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 4 | — |
| Olympic medals | 7 | 5 |
| World Championship golds | 5 | 5 |
| World records | 6 | — |
| 100 m breaststroke best (s) | 58.9 | — |
| Asian Games golds | 8 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 3 |
| European Championship golds | — | 15 |
| Short-course world records | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Kitajima85.5
Kromowidjojo85.5
The people
Kitajima
Kromowidjojo
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Where does Kromowidjojo beat Kitajima?
Kromowidjojo scores higher on peak. Kitajima leads on longevity.
How is the Kitajima vs Kromowidjojo score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kitajima: 85.5, Kromowidjojo: 85.5.
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