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Abakumova vs Baldini

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BaldiniWinner
84.3

Baldini wins: Dominance, Longevity

Abakumova
82.3

Abakumova wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Stefano Baldini
84.3

Baldini leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic marathon champion in Athens 2004 and a two-time European champion.

1. Stefano Baldini
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. 🇮🇹 Stefano Baldini5 seasons played · career day 1,8255 major golds
-98.5% vs Abakumova at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Abakumova00061.2262.48538.57
🇮🇹 Baldini0001511

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.

MetricAbakumovaRetiredBaldiniRetired
World Championship golds1
World Championship medals22
Javelin best71.99
European medals1
National titles3
Olympic gold medals1
European titles2
Marathon personal best in hours2.07
Career marathons26
Dominance w25%7882
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%7484
Honours w20%8282
Statistics w15%8884

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GOAT Rank · the data
Baldini84.3
Abakumova82.3
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Abakumova
Baldini

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