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Baala vs Olsson

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OlssonWinner
84.3

Olsson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Baala
84.2

Baala wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Christian Olsson
84.3

Olsson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic triple jump champion in 2004 and a world champion in 2003.

1. Christian Olsson
84.3
2. Mehdi Baala
84.2

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. 🇫🇷 Mehdi Baala5 seasons played · career day 2,5551,055.6 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Christian Olsson5 seasons played · career day 2,92187.3 major golds
-91.7% vs Baala at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇫🇷 Baala0000637.51,474.05
🇸🇪 Olsson000034.26104.59

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.

MetricBaalaRetiredOlssonRetired
European titles12
World Championship medals1
1500 m best208.25
Olympic finals2
National titles6
Olympic golds1
World Championship golds1
World indoor titles3
Best jump (m)17.79
Dominance w25%7884
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%8474
Honours w20%8286
Statistics w15%9086

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GOAT Rank · the data
Olsson84.3
Baala84.2
The people
Baala
Olsson

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