Who is better, Calderón or Akhaminova?
Yelena Akhaminova leads with a GOAT score of 85.0 against 84.9 for Mercedes Calderón — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Calderón vs Akhaminova
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Yelena Akhaminova above Mercedes Calderón: 85.0 vs 84.9. Yelena Akhaminova leads on Dominance. Mercedes Calderón leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AkhaminovaWinner
85.0Akhaminova wins: Dominance
Calderón
84.9Calderón wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Yelena Akhaminova
85.0
Akhaminova leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Yelena Akhaminova
2. Mercedes Calderón
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 season1. 🇷🇺 Yelena Akhaminova5 seasons played · career day 1,825373 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇺 Mercedes Calderón5 seasons played · career day 2,55639 titles
-89.5% vs Akhaminova at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇺 Calderón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 56 |
| 🇷🇺 Akhaminova | 0 | 0 | 55 | 120 | 373 | 676 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CalderónRetired | AkhaminovaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| World Championship golds | 1 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| World Grand Prix titles | 2 | — |
| Olympic Games | 2 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 2 |
| European titles | — | 2 |
| World Cup medals | — | 1 |
| Soviet league titles | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Akhaminova85.0
Calderón84.9
FAQ
Where does Calderón beat Akhaminova?
Calderón scores higher on honours. Akhaminova leads on dominance.
How is the Calderón vs Akhaminova score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Calderón: 84.9, Akhaminova: 85.0.
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