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Chizhova vs Barnes

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ChizhovaWinner
88.7

Chizhova wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours

Barnes
87.2

Barnes wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Nadezhda Chizhova
88.7

Chizhova leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Nadezhda Chizhova
88.7
2. Randy Barnes
87.2

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. 🇺🇸 Randy Barnes5 seasons played · career day 2,556110.5 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Nadezhda Chizhova5 seasons played · career day 1,82510 major golds
-91.0% vs Barnes at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Chizhova00131020
🇺🇸 Barnes000067.05153.35

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricChizhovaRetiredBarnesRetired
Olympic gold medals1
Olympic medals32
World records81
European titles3
Best put in metres21.45
Olympic golds1
Shot put best23.12
World indoor titles1
Dominance w25%9086
Peak w20%9496
Longevity w20%8076
Honours w20%8886
Statistics w15%9294

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GOAT Rank · the data
Chizhova88.7
Barnes87.2
The people
Chizhova
Barnes

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