Lewis vs Duplantis
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Duplantis wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Lewis wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Duplantis leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Mondo: total ownership of the pole vault and the 6.26m+ world record.
Category breakdown
Season form · Major golds per season
Career timeline · Major golds per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
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Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Lewis — 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 | LewisRetired | DuplantisActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 2 | — |
| Commonwealth Games golds | 2 | — |
| Personal best points | 6,831 | — |
| World records | — | 13 |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| World golds (outdoor) | — | 3 |
| Diamond League titles | — | 6 |
| Best height (m) | — | 6.3 |
| 6.00m+ clearances | — | 100 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 92 |
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