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Backley vs Arron

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BackleyWinner
87.2

Backley wins: Longevity, Honours

Arron
87.1

Arron wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Steve Backley
87.2

Backley leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Three-time European champion and a two-time Olympic silver medallist.

1. Steve Backley
87.2
2. Christine Arron
87.1

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
1. 🇬🇧 Steve Backley5 seasons played · career day 2,191441.3 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇷 Christine Arron5 seasons played · career day 2,55555.2 major golds
-87.5% vs Backley at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Backley00085.9268.34702.18
🇫🇷 Arron000033.4677.36

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.

MetricBackleyRetiredArronRetired
European titles33
Olympic medals3
World records2
Javelin best91.46
Commonwealth titles3
World Championship medals4
100 m best10.73
European records1
Olympic Games4
Dominance w25%8282
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%8886
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%9092

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GOAT Rank · the data
Backley87.2
Arron87.1
The people
Backley
Arron

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