Who is better, Cseh or Darnyi?
László Cseh leads with a GOAT score of 87.4 against 87.3 for Tamás Darnyi — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cseh vs Darnyi
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks László Cseh above Tamás Darnyi: 87.4 vs 87.3. László Cseh leads on Longevity. Tamás Darnyi leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
CsehWinner
87.4Cseh wins: Longevity
Darnyi
87.3Darnyi wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇭🇺 László Cseh
87.4
Cseh leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. László Cseh
2. Tamás Darnyi
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. 🇭🇺 Tamás Darnyi5 seasons played · career day 2,19020.8 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇭🇺 László Cseh5 seasons played · career day 1,82518 major golds
-13.5% vs Darnyi at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇭🇺 Cseh | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 33 |
| 🇭🇺 Darnyi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.18 | 16.63 | 33.18 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CsehRetired | DarnyiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 6 | — |
| World Championship golds | 3 | 5 |
| European Championship golds | 20 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 5 | — |
| Short-course world titles | 10 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| World records | — | 6 |
| 400m medley best (min) | — | 4.12 |
| European titles | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Cseh87.4
Darnyi87.3
FAQ
Where does Darnyi beat Cseh?
Darnyi scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics. Cseh leads on longevity.
How is the Cseh vs Darnyi score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cseh: 87.4, Darnyi: 87.3.
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