Who is better, Oleksiak or Busquets?
Penny Oleksiak leads with a GOAT score of 78.7 against 78.7 for Ricardo Busquets — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Oleksiak vs Busquets
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Penny Oleksiak and Ricardo Busquets level at 78.7. Penny Oleksiak leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Ricardo Busquets leads on Longevity, Statistics.
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OleksiakWinner
78.7Oleksiak wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Busquets
78.7Busquets wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Penny Oleksiak
78.7
Oleksiak leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Penny Oleksiak
2. Ricardo Busquets
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. 🇨🇦 Penny Oleksiak5 seasons played · career day 1,826422 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇷 Ricardo Busquets5 seasons played · career day 1,825316 major golds
-25.1% vs Oleksiak at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Oleksiak | 0 | 0 | 94 | 170 | 334 | 634 |
| 🇵🇷 Busquets | 0 | 0 | 50 | 107 | 316 | 637 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | OleksiakActive | BusquetsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 7 | — |
| World Championship medals | 5 | — |
| Commonwealth Games golds | 2 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| Pan American medals | — | 2 |
| Central American and Caribbean gold medals | — | 4 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 3 |
| NCAA All-America honours | — | 4 |
| National records | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Oleksiak78.7
Busquets78.7
FAQ
Where does Busquets beat Oleksiak?
Busquets scores higher on statistics, longevity. Oleksiak leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Oleksiak vs Busquets score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Oleksiak: 78.7, Busquets: 78.7.
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