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Bogdanova vs Beier

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BeierWinner
77.6

Beier wins: Honours, Statistics

Bogdanova
77.5

Bogdanova wins: Dominance, Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Roswitha Beier
77.6

Beier leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic relay silver medallist for East Germany in 1976.

1. Roswitha Beier
77.6
2. Yuliya Bogdanova
77.5

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. 🇷🇺 Yuliya Bogdanova5 seasons played · career day 1,825400 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Roswitha Beier5 seasons played · career day 1,825345 major golds
-13.7% vs Bogdanova at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Bogdanova0060134400666
🇩🇪 Beier0058133345345

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.

MetricBogdanovaRetiredBeierRetired
World Championship titles1
World records2
European titles2
National titles63
Global finals contested5
Olympic medals1
World Championship medals1
European Championship medals2
Olympic appearances1
Dominance w25%7674
Peak w20%8886
Longevity w20%6666
Honours w20%8082
Statistics w15%7882

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GOAT Rank · the data
Beier77.6
Bogdanova77.5
The people
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Beier

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