Who is better, Blume or Kromowidjojo?
Ranomi Kromowidjojo leads with a GOAT score of 85.5 against 85.3 for Pernille Blume — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Blume vs Kromowidjojo
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ranomi Kromowidjojo above Pernille Blume: 85.5 vs 85.3. Ranomi Kromowidjojo leads on Dominance, Honours. Pernille Blume leads on Peak, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
KromowidjojoWinner
85.5Kromowidjojo wins: Dominance, Honours
Blume
85.3Blume wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Ranomi Kromowidjojo
85.5
Kromowidjojo leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ranomi Kromowidjojo
2. Pernille Blume
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. 🇩🇰 Pernille Blume5 seasons played · career day 1,825314 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇱 Ranomi Kromowidjojo5 seasons played · career day 1,82613 major golds
-95.9% vs Blume at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇰 Blume | 0 | 0 | 45 | 99 | 314 | 670 |
| 🇳🇱 Kromowidjojo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 23 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BlumeRetired | KromowidjojoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | 3 |
| Olympic medals | 3 | 5 |
| European titles | 5 | — |
| World Championship medals | 3 | — |
| European records set | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 5 |
| European Championship golds | — | 15 |
| Short-course world records | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Kromowidjojo85.5
Blume85.3
FAQ
Where does Blume beat Kromowidjojo?
Blume scores higher on peak, statistics. Kromowidjojo leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Blume vs Kromowidjojo score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Blume: 85.3, Kromowidjojo: 85.5.
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