Santos vs Giba
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Santos wins: Longevity, Statistics
Giba wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Santos leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic champion in 2004 and a three-time world champion on the beach.
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
Setting the pace at age 22
No verified birth date for Santos — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 22, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | SantosRetired | GibaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 3 | 3 |
| World Championship titles | 3 | — |
| World Tour titles | 78 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 5 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World Championships | — | 3 |
| World League titles | — | 8 |
| MVP awards | — | 5 |
| Seasons at elite level | — | 18 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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