Who is better, Jackson or Lebedeva?
Colin Jackson leads with a GOAT score of 87.5 against 87.5 for Tatyana Lebedeva — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently scores Colin Jackson and Tatyana Lebedeva level at 87.5. Colin Jackson leads on Longevity. Tatyana Lebedeva leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Jackson wins: Longevity
Lebedeva wins: Honours
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Jackson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Jackson | 0 | 0 | 62 | 134 | 392 | 758 |
| 🇷🇺 Lebedeva | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | JacksonRetired | LebedevaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship golds | 2 | 3 |
| Olympic silver medals | 1 | — |
| European Championship golds | 4 | — |
| World Indoor golds | 2 | — |
| World record 110 m hurdles | 12.91 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World indoor titles | — | 4 |
| Best triple jump in metres | — | 15.34 |
| Best long jump in metres | — | 7.33 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
Colin Jackson leads with a GOAT score of 87.5 against 87.5 for Tatyana Lebedeva — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Lebedeva scores higher on honours. Jackson leads on longevity.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Jackson: 87.5, Lebedeva: 87.5.
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