Akhaminova vs Calderón
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Akhaminova wins: Dominance
Calderón wins: Honours
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Verdict
Akhaminova leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic champion in Moscow in 1980 and a world championship medallist.
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Titles per season| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Akhaminova | 0 | 0 | 55 | 120 | 373 | 676 |
| 🇨🇺 Calderón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 56 |
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.
| Metric | AkhaminovaRetired | CalderónRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | 2 | — |
| European titles | 2 | — |
| World Cup medals | 1 | — |
| Soviet league titles | 5 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| World Championship golds | — | 1 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| World Grand Prix titles | — | 2 |
| Olympic Games | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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