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Bennett vs Nikolić

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NikolićWinner
80.7

Nikolić wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Bennett
79.7

Bennett wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇸 Vera Nikolić
80.7

Nikolić leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. European 800 m champion in 1966 and a world record holder.

1. Vera Nikolić
80.7
2. Todd Bennett
79.7

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. 🇬🇧 Todd Bennett5 seasons played · career day 2,191228.3 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇸 Vera Nikolić5 seasons played · career day 1,82625 major golds
-89.0% vs Bennett at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Bennett00046.3137.8366.02
🇷🇸 Nikolić0012182159

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.

MetricBennettRetiredNikolićRetired
Olympic medals1
World indoor titles1
European indoor titles1
400 m personal best45.12
Indoor world records1
European titles1
World records set1
European Indoor titles1
800 m personal best2
Career years9
Dominance w25%7278
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%7670
Honours w20%7878
Statistics w15%8688

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GOAT Rank · the data
Nikolić80.7
Bennett79.7
The people
Bennett
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