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Sedykh vs Železný

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SedykhWinner
91.5

Sedykh wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Železný
90.5

Železný wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇦 Yuriy Sedykh
91.5

Sedykh leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Holds the hammer world record of 86.74m, unbeaten since 1986.

1. Yuriy Sedykh
91.5
2. Jan Železný
90.5

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
1. 🇨🇿 Jan Železný5 seasons played · career day 2,921448.4 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇦 Yuriy Sedykh5 seasons played · career day 2,556400.6 major golds
-10.7% vs Železný at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇦 Sedykh0000237.16570.94
🇨🇿 Železný000087.66543.98

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.

MetricSedykhRetiredŽeleznýRetired
Olympic golds23
World records65
World Championship golds13
Best throw (m)86.74
European titles3
Javelin world record (m)98.48
Olympic medals4
Throws over 90 m34
Dominance w25%9290
Peak w20%9693
Longevity w20%8688
Honours w20%9090
Statistics w15%9492

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GOAT Rank · the data
Sedykh91.5
Železný90.5
The people
Sedykh
Železný

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