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Akimenko vs Becker

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AkimenkoWinner
79.7

Akimenko wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Becker
79.6

Becker wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Mikhail Akimenko
79.7

Akimenko leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World Championship silver medallist in 2019 with a best of 2.33 metres.

1. Mikhail Akimenko
79.7
2. Gabriele Becker
79.6

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. 🇷🇺 Mikhail Akimenko5 seasons played · career day 1,825363 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Gabriele Becker5 seasons played · career day 1,825304 major golds
-16.3% vs Akimenko at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Akimenko0050111363478
🇩🇪 Becker004598304630

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.

MetricAkimenkoRetiredBeckerRetired
World Championship medals12
Personal best in centimetres233
European Indoor medals1
National titles2
Diamond League podiums3
European medals2
German titles4
Personal best in the 100 metres1,122
Olympic finals1
Dominance w25%7874
Peak w20%9086
Longevity w20%7082
Honours w20%7876
Statistics w15%8482

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GOAT Rank · the data
Akimenko79.7
Becker79.6
The people
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