Trickett vs Brinkley
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Brinkley wins: Longevity, Statistics
Trickett wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Brinkley leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Commonwealth champion and a European medallist in the 1970s.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Trickett | 0 | 0 | 62 | 138 | 408 | 718 |
| 🇬🇧 Brinkley | 0 | 0 | 50 | 111 | 360 | 614 |
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.
| Metric | TrickettRetired | BrinkleyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 4 | — |
| Olympic medals | 8 | — |
| World Championship golds | 9 | — |
| World records set | 4 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| Commonwealth Games gold medals | — | 2 |
| European Championship medals | — | 3 |
| British titles | — | 10 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 2 |
| Olympic finals | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 86 |
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