Sjöström vs Coughlin
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Coughlin wins: Peak, Honours
Sjöström wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Coughlin leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Twelve Olympic medals, the most by an American woman at the time.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇪 Sjöström | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 32 |
| 🇺🇸 Coughlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119.43 | 357.12 |
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.
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