Who is better, Bubka or Lavillenie?
Sergey Bubka leads with a GOAT score of 93.2 against 87.0 for Renaud Lavillenie — a gap of 6.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bubka vs Lavillenie
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sergey Bubka above Renaud Lavillenie: 93.2 vs 87.0. Sergey Bubka leads on Dominance, Longevity, Statistics.
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BubkaWinner
93.2Bubka wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Lavillenie
87.0Lavillenie wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇦 Sergey Bubka
93.2
Bubka leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sergey Bubka
2. Renaud Lavillenie
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇦 Sergey Bubka148 major golds
2 seasons by age 21 · 74 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Lavillenie — 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 | BubkaRetired | LavillenieActive |
|---|---|---|
| World records | 35 | — |
| World golds (outdoor) | 6 | — |
| Olympic golds | 1 | 1 |
| Best height (m) | 6.15 | — |
| 6.00m+ clearances | 44 | — |
| Seasons at the top | 18 | — |
| World indoor titles | — | 3 |
| European titles | — | 4 |
| Best vault (m) | — | 6.16 |
| Diamond League titles | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 96 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 93 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bubka93.2
Lavillenie87.0
FAQ
Where does Lavillenie beat Bubka?
Lavillenie does not lead any of the five categories; Bubka is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Bubka vs Lavillenie score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bubka: 93.2, Lavillenie: 87.0.
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