Who is better, Robinot or Samsonov?
Quentin Robinot leads with a GOAT score of 74.8 against 74.5 for Vladimir Samsonov — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Robinot vs Samsonov
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Quentin Robinot above Vladimir Samsonov: 74.8 vs 74.5. Quentin Robinot leads on Honours, Statistics, Dominance. Vladimir Samsonov leads on Longevity.
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RobinotWinner
74.8Robinot wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Samsonov
74.5Samsonov wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Quentin Robinot
74.8
Robinot leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Quentin Robinot
2. Vladimir Samsonov
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. 🇫🇷 Quentin Robinot5 seasons played · career day 1,825254 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇾 Vladimir Samsonov5 seasons played · career day 3,28623 titles
-90.9% vs Robinot at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Robinot | 0 | 0 | 42 | 88 | 254 | 538 |
| 🇧🇾 Samsonov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RobinotActive | SamsonovRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European team titles | 1 | — |
| World Championship team medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 2 | 6 |
| Career world ranking best | 43 | — |
| National titles | 2 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 3 |
| European Championship singles titles | — | 3 |
| World Championship medals | — | 2 |
| Best world ranking | — | 1 |
| Years at top level | — | 30 |
| Dominance w25% | 68 | 66 |
| Peak w20% | 78 | 78 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 68 |
| Statistics w15% | 76 | 72 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Robinot74.8
Samsonov74.5
FAQ
Where does Samsonov beat Robinot?
Samsonov scores higher on longevity. Robinot leads on dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Robinot vs Samsonov score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Robinot: 74.8, Samsonov: 74.5.
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