Costa vs Giba
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Costa wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
Giba wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Costa leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Three-time Olympic champion with Cuba's dominant 1990s side.
Category breakdown
Season form · Titles per season
Career timeline · Titles per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Setting the pace at age 22
No verified birth date for Costa — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 22, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | CostaRetired | GibaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | 1 |
| World Championship titles | 2 | — |
| World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| Grand Prix titles | 4 | — |
| Cuba caps | 300 | — |
| World Championships | — | 3 |
| World League titles | — | 8 |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| MVP awards | — | 5 |
| Seasons at elite level | — | 18 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 88 |
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