Harting vs Powell
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Harting wins: Longevity, Honours
Powell wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Harting leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic champion in 2012 and a three-time consecutive world champion.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Harting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| 🇺🇸 Powell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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 | HartingRetired | PowellRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | 3 | 2 |
| European titles | 2 | — |
| Best throw in metres | 70.66 | — |
| Diamond League titles | 4 | — |
| World record in metres | — | 8.95 |
| Olympic silver medals | — | 2 |
| Years the world record has stood | — | 34 |
| US national titles | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
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