Kromowidjojo vs Kitajima
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Kromowidjojo wins: Peak
Kitajima wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Kromowidjojo leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Double Olympic sprint champion in London 2012 and a short-course world record holder.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Kromowidjojo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 23 |
| 🇯🇵 Kitajima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119.98 | 356.69 |
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.
| Metric | KromowidjojoRetired | KitajimaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 3 | — |
| Olympic medals | 5 | 7 |
| World Championship golds | 5 | 5 |
| European Championship golds | 15 | — |
| Short-course world records | 5 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| World records | — | 6 |
| 100 m breaststroke best (s) | — | 58.9 |
| Asian Games golds | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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