Progress against the field
From Sydney 2024 to Stockholm 2026, Matt Balzan got 1:14 faster than the field.
Over the same races everyone got 2:12 quicker, so 3:26 faster on the clock looks better than it was.
How this is worked out ⓘ
A finish time moves for two reasons: the athlete, and the race — its course, its floor, its day. For each pair of races in a row in one category, we take everyone who raced both and use the middle of how much they moved (the median) as "the race". Whatever is left is the athlete. Doubles are compared only when the same two people raced both, and told as the pair's; relays are left out. A pair with fewer than 15 athletes in common is not shown.
Every race
4 races · 4 events
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Stockholm18 Jun 2026Individual Pro · Men1:11:42490/767Beat 36%
↑ 70 days after Brisbane 2026 0:32 better than the field Slower on the clock, ahead of the field Why ↓Close ↑
1:17 slower on the clock, but the race was 1:49 slower for everyone, so this was 0:32 better than the field.
The fieldCompare these two →1:49 slower This athlete1:17 slower -
Brisbane9 Apr 2026Individual Pro · Men1:10:25 PB112/422Beat 74%
↑ 279 days after Sydney 2025 0:29 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:29 better than the field: 2:17 faster on the clock, against 1:48 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →1:48 faster This athlete2:17 faster -
Sydney4 Jul 2025Individual Pro · Men1:12:4295/333Beat 72%
↑ 342 days after Sydney 2024 0:13 better than the field Why ↓Close ↑
0:13 better than the field: 2:26 faster on the clock, against 2:13 faster for everyone.
The fieldCompare these two →2:13 faster This athlete2:26 faster -
Sydney27 Jul 2024Individual Pro · Men1:15:0849/129Beat 62%