Who is better, Lewis or Afanasyeva?
Carl Lewis leads with a GOAT score of 93.1 against 24.8 for Yelena Afanasyeva — a gap of 68.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Lewis vs Afanasyeva
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Carl Lewis above Yelena Afanasyeva: 93.1 vs 24.8. Carl Lewis leads on Longevity, Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LewisWinner
93.1Lewis wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Afanasyeva
24.8Afanasyeva wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Carl Lewis
93.1
Lewis leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Afanasyeva — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Carl Lewis
2. Yelena Afanasyeva
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Carl Lewis5 seasons played · career day 2,55650 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Yelena Afanasyeva0 seasons played0 major golds
-100.0% vs Lewis at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.96 | 69.95 |
| 🇷🇺 Afanasyeva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LewisRetired | AfanasyevaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 9 | — |
| World Championship golds | 8 | — |
| Olympic medals | 10 | — |
| World records | 3 | — |
| Long jump win streak | 65 | — |
| 100 m personal best | 9.86 | — |
| Dominance w25% | 93 | 24.7 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 26.7 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 22.7 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 25.7 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 23.7 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Lewis93.1
Afanasyeva24.8
FAQ
Where does Afanasyeva beat Lewis?
Afanasyeva does not lead any of the five categories; Lewis is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Lewis vs Afanasyeva score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lewis: 93.1, Afanasyeva: 24.8.
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