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Salnikov vs Klochkova

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
KlochkovaWinner
87.9

Klochkova wins: Peak, Honours

Salnikov
87.1

Salnikov wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇦 Yana Klochkova
87.9

Klochkova leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Won both medley events at consecutive Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004.

1. Yana Klochkova
87.9
2. Vladimir Salnikov
87.1

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
1. 🇺🇦 Yana Klochkova5 seasons played · career day 2,55621.8 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Vladimir Salnikov5 seasons played · career day 2,19114 major golds
-35.8% vs Klochkova at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Salnikov0001821
🇺🇦 Klochkova00008.7730.5

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.

MetricSalnikovRetiredKlochkovaRetired
Olympic golds44
World records121
World titles4
European titles512
1500m best (min)14.9
World Championship golds5
400m medley best (min)4.33
Dominance w25%8888
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%8078
Honours w20%8690
Statistics w15%9090

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GOAT Rank · the data
Klochkova87.9
Salnikov87.1
The people
Salnikov
Klochkova

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