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Barshim vs Elkasević

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BarshimWinner
91.1

Barshim wins: Longevity

Elkasević
90.7

Elkasević wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇶🇦 Mutaz Essa Barshim
91.1

Barshim leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic champion in 2021 and three-time world high jump champion.

1. Mutaz Essa Barshim
91.1
2. Sandra Elkasević
90.7

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.

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Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Major golds per season
1. 🇶🇦 Mutaz Essa Barshim5 seasons played · career day 1,82511.8 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇭🇷 Sandra Elkasević5 seasons played · career day 1,8258 major golds
-32.2% vs Barshim at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇶🇦 Barshim002.284.611.8221.41
🇭🇷 Elkasević0001820

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.

MetricBarshimActiveElkasevićActive
Olympic golds1
Olympic medals3
World Championship golds32
Personal best2.43
Asian Games golds2
Olympic gold medals2
European titles5
Best throw in metres71.41
Diamond League titles6
Dominance w25%9090
Peak w20%9494
Longevity w20%8886
Honours w20%9292
Statistics w15%9292

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GOAT Rank · the data
Barshim91.1
Elkasević90.7
The people
Barshim
Elkasević

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