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Krayzelburg vs Qin

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KrayzelburgWinner
83.6

Krayzelburg wins: Honours

Qin
83.6

Qin wins: Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Lenny Krayzelburg
83.6

Krayzelburg leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Triple Olympic champion in Sydney 2000 with world records in all backstroke events.

1. Lenny Krayzelburg
83.6
2. Qin Haiyang
83.6

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. 🇺🇸 Lenny Krayzelburg5 seasons played · career day 1,82510 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Qin Haiyang5 seasons played · career day 1,8255 major golds
-50.0% vs Krayzelburg at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Krayzelburg00141011
🇨🇳 Qin0001517

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.

MetricKrayzelburgRetiredQinActive
Olympic gold medals4
World Championship golds35
World records51
Pan Pacific golds5
Olympic Games contested2
Breaststroke titles at one Worlds3
Asian Games golds3
Olympic medals1
Dominance w25%8686
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%7070
Honours w20%8482
Statistics w15%8686

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GOAT Rank · the data
Krayzelburg83.6
Qin83.6
The people
Krayzelburg
Qin

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