Gaines vs Andkjær
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Gaines wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Andkjær wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Gaines leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Triple Olympic champion in Los Angeles 1984 after missing the boycotted 1980 Games.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Gaines | 0 | 0 | 70 | 156 | 432 | 614 |
| 🇩🇰 Andkjær | 0 | 0 | 52 | 111 | 326 | 654 |
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 | GainesRetired | AndkjærRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 3 | — |
| World Championship golds | 3 | — |
| World records set | 11 | — |
| US national titles | 10 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 1 | — |
| European short-course gold medals | — | 1 |
| European Championship medals | — | 3 |
| Danish titles | — | 10 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 2 |
| National records | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 68 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 84 |
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