Who is better, Bolt or Belevskaya?
Usain Bolt leads with a GOAT score of 93.2 against 82.9 for Yelena Belevskaya — a gap of 10.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Usain Bolt above Yelena Belevskaya: 93.2 vs 82.9. Usain Bolt leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak. Yelena Belevskaya leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Bolt wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Belevskaya 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 Belevskaya — 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 | BelevskayaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| 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 titles | — | 1 |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| Personal best in centimetres | — | 714 |
| European Indoor medals | — | 2 |
| National titles | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 98 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 100 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 98 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 95 | 86 |
Usain Bolt leads with a GOAT score of 93.2 against 82.9 for Yelena Belevskaya — a gap of 10.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Belevskaya 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, Belevskaya: 82.9.
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