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Formanová vs Abakumova

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FormanováWinner
84.3

Formanová wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Abakumova
82.3

Abakumova wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇿 Ludmila Formanová
84.3

Formanová leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World 800 metres champion in 1999 and world indoor record holder.

1. Ludmila Formanová
84.3
2. Mariya Abakumova
82.3

Category breakdown

Season form · Major golds per season

Career timeline · Major golds 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 · Major golds per season
1. 🇷🇺 Mariya Abakumova5 seasons played · career day 2,190331.4 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇿 Ludmila Formanová5 seasons played · career day 1,826283 major golds
-14.6% vs Abakumova at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇿 Formanová004088210632
🇷🇺 Abakumova00061.2262.48538.57

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.

MetricFormanováRetiredAbakumovaRetired
World Championship titles1
World Indoor titles1
World indoor records1
Personal best in seconds11,733
European medals11
World Championship golds1
World Championship medals2
Javelin best71.99
National titles3
Dominance w25%8478
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%7474
Honours w20%8482
Statistics w15%8688

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GOAT Rank · the data
Formanová84.3
Abakumova82.3
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