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Stecher vs Beard

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StecherWinner
83.6

Stecher wins: Dominance, Peak

Beard
83.6

Beard wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Renate Stecher
83.6

Stecher leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Sprint double champion at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games.

1. Renate Stecher
83.6
2. Jessica Beard
83.6

Category breakdown

Season form · Major golds per season

Career timeline · Major golds 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 · Major golds per season
1. 🇩🇪 Renate Stecher5 seasons played · career day 1,825392 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jessica Beard5 seasons played · career day 1,825317 major golds
-19.1% vs Stecher at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇪 Stecher0062132392742
🇺🇸 Beard0052110317660

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.

MetricStecherRetiredBeardRetired
Olympic gold medals3
Olympic medals6
European Championship golds3
World records set4
Olympic Games contested2
World Championship gold medals2
World relay titles1
NCAA titles4
Personal best (s)50.21
World Championship appearances3
Dominance w25%8478
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%7484
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%8486

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GOAT Rank · the data
Stecher83.6
Beard83.6
The people
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