Backley vs Bolt
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Bolt wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Backley wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Bolt leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. The fastest man ever: 9.58 and 19.19 still stand untouched.
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
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Backley — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
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