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Wang S. vs Soni

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SoniWinner
83.1

Soni wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Wang S.
83.0

Wang S. wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Rebecca Soni
83.1

Soni leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. First woman under 2:20 in the 200 m breaststroke and a triple Olympic champion.

1. Rebecca Soni
83.1
2. Wang Shun
83.0

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. 🇨🇳 Wang Shun5 seasons played · career day 1,825328 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Rebecca Soni5 seasons played · career day 1,82614 major golds
-95.7% vs Wang S. at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇳 Wang S.0050108328676
🇺🇸 Soni00351114

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.

MetricWang S.ActiveSoniRetired
Olympic gold medals13
Olympic medals36
World Championship medals4
Asian Games golds6
Olympic Games contested4
World Championship golds6
World records5
200 m breaststroke world record2.32
Dominance w25%7886
Peak w20%9094
Longevity w20%8464
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%8288

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Soni83.1
Wang S.83.0
The people
Wang S.
Soni

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