Who is better, Sjöberg or Günthör?
Werner Günthör leads with a GOAT score of 85.5 against 85.4 for Patrik Sjöberg — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sjöberg vs Günthör
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Werner Günthör above Patrik Sjöberg: 85.5 vs 85.4. Werner Günthör leads on Dominance, Honours. Patrik Sjöberg leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
GünthörWinner
85.5Günthör wins: Dominance, Honours
Sjöberg
85.4Sjöberg wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇭 Werner Günthör
85.5
Günthör leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Werner Günthör
2. Patrik Sjöberg
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. 🇸🇪 Patrik Sjöberg5 seasons played · career day 2,55511.9 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇭 Werner Günthör5 seasons played · career day 1,8256 major golds
-49.6% vs Sjöberg at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇪 Sjöberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.09 | 16.66 |
| 🇨🇭 Günthör | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SjöbergRetired | GünthörRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World records | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | 1 | 3 |
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| Best jump (m) | 2.42 | — |
| European indoor titles | 2 | — |
| World indoor titles | — | 2 |
| European titles | — | 1 |
| Olympic bronze medals | — | 1 |
| Best put in metres | — | 22.75 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Günthör85.5
Sjöberg85.4
FAQ
Where does Sjöberg beat Günthör?
Sjöberg scores higher on longevity. Günthör leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Sjöberg vs Günthör score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sjöberg: 85.4, Günthör: 85.5.
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