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Schneider vs Van Dyken

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Van DykenWinner
82.4

Van Dyken wins: Peak, Honours

Schneider
82.3

Schneider wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Amy Van Dyken
82.4

Van Dyken leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. First American woman to win four golds at a single Olympic Games, in Atlanta 1996.

1. Amy Van Dyken
82.4
2. Petra Schneider
82.3

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 season
1. 🇩🇪 Petra Schneider5 seasons played · career day 1,825436 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Amy Van Dyken5 seasons played · career day 1,82511 major golds
-97.5% vs Schneider at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇪 Schneider0070156436590
🇺🇸 Van Dyken00241115

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.

MetricSchneiderRetiredVan DykenRetired
Olympic gold medals16
Olympic medals2
World Championship golds32
European Championship golds5
World records set5
Golds at a single Games4
Pan Pacific golds3
NCAA titles4
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%6866
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%8684

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GOAT Rank · the data
Van Dyken82.4
Schneider82.3
The people
Schneider
Van Dyken

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