Who is better, Ledecky or Hveger?
Katie Ledecky leads with a GOAT score of 94.8 against 88.2 for Ragnhild Hveger — a gap of 6.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ledecky vs Hveger
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Katie Ledecky above Ragnhild Hveger: 94.8 vs 88.2. Katie Ledecky leads on Honours, Longevity, Dominance.
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LedeckyWinner
94.8Ledecky wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Hveger
88.2Hveger wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Katie Ledecky
94.8
Ledecky leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Katie Ledecky
2. Ragnhild Hveger
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Katie Ledecky636 major golds
7 seasons by age 21 · 90.9 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Hveger — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | LedeckyActive | HvegerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 9 | — |
| Olympic medals | 14 | — |
| World titles (LC) | 21 | — |
| World records set | 16 | — |
| Olympic Games | 4 | — |
| World records | — | 42 |
| Olympic silver medals | — | 1 |
| European Championship golds | — | 5 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 2 |
| Danish national titles | — | 40 |
| Dominance w25% | 97 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 96 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 93 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ledecky94.8
Hveger88.2
FAQ
Where does Hveger beat Ledecky?
Hveger does not lead any of the five categories; Ledecky is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Ledecky vs Hveger score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ledecky: 94.8, Hveger: 88.2.
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