Waldner vs Karlsson
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Waldner wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Karlsson wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Waldner leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Category breakdown
Season form · Titles per season
Career timeline · Titles per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Setting the pace at age 22
No verified birth date for Karlsson — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 22, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | WaldnerRetired | KarlssonActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| World singles titles | 2 | — |
| World Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 2 | — |
| European titles | 3 | 1 |
| Seasons at elite level | 30 | — |
| World Championship medals | — | 2 |
| Swedish titles | — | 5 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 3 |
| World Tour medals | — | 6 |
| Dominance w25% | 93 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 97 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 98 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 88 |
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