Belevskaya vs Barber
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Belevskaya wins: Dominance, Peak
Barber wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Belevskaya leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. European champion in 1990 and a world championship medallist.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇾 Belevskaya | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 296 | 635 |
| 🇺🇸 Barber | 0 | 0 | 50 | 109 | 336 | 660 |
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 | BelevskayaRetired | BarberRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European Championship titles | 1 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | 3 |
| Personal best in centimetres | 714 | — |
| European Indoor medals | 2 | — |
| National titles | 4 | — |
| World Championship gold medals | — | 2 |
| Personal best (400m) | — | 50.33 |
| United States national medals | — | 4 |
| World indoor medals | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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