Who is better, Bolt or Sekachova?
Usain Bolt leads with a GOAT score of 93.2 against 81.5 for Iryna Sekachova — a gap of 11.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Usain Bolt above Iryna Sekachova: 93.2 vs 81.5. Usain Bolt leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak. Iryna Sekachova leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Bolt wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Sekachova wins: Longevity
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Bolt leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Sekachova — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | BoltRetired | SekachovaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 8 | — |
| World golds | 11 | — |
| World records | 3 | — |
| 100m best (s) | 9.58 | — |
| 200m best (s) | 19.19 | — |
| Global finals won | 19 | — |
| European Championship medals | — | 1 |
| Ukrainian titles | — | 6 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 3 |
| Personal best (m) | — | 74 |
| World Championship finals | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 98 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 100 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 98 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 95 | 84 |
Usain Bolt leads with a GOAT score of 93.2 against 81.5 for Iryna Sekachova — a gap of 11.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Sekachova scores higher on longevity. Bolt leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bolt: 93.2, Sekachova: 81.5.
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