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Robinot vs Samsonov

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
RobinotWinner
74.8

Robinot wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics

Samsonov
74.5

Samsonov wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Quentin Robinot
74.8

Robinot leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. European team champion with France and a World Championship team medallist.

1. Quentin Robinot
74.8
2. Vladimir Samsonov
74.5

Category breakdown

Season form · Titles per season

Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season
1. 🇫🇷 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 day30100365100018253650
🇫🇷 Robinot004288254538
🇧🇾 Samsonov0000323

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.

MetricRobinotActiveSamsonovRetired
European team titles1
World Championship team medals1
Olympic appearances26
Career world ranking best43
National titles2
World Cup titles3
European Championship singles titles3
World Championship medals2
Best world ranking1
Years at top level30
Dominance w25%6866
Peak w20%7878
Longevity w20%8090
Honours w20%7468
Statistics w15%7672

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GOAT Rank · the data
Robinot74.8
Samsonov74.5
The people
Robinot
Samsonov

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