Who is better, Duplantis or Gay?
Armand Duplantis leads with a GOAT score of 86.3 against 86.2 for Tyson Gay — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Duplantis vs Gay
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Armand Duplantis above Tyson Gay: 86.3 vs 86.2. Armand Duplantis leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Tyson Gay leads on Longevity.
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DuplantisWinner
86.3Duplantis wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Gay
86.2Gay wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Armand Duplantis
86.3
Duplantis leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Armand Duplantis
2. Tyson Gay
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. 🇸🇪 Armand Duplantis224 major golds
3 seasons by age 21 · 74.7 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Gay — 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 | DuplantisActive | GayRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World records | 13 | — |
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| World golds (outdoor) | 3 | — |
| World golds (indoor) | 2 | — |
| European golds | 3 | — |
| Diamond League titles | 6 | — |
| Best height (m) | 6.3 | — |
| 6.00m+ clearances | 100 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 3 |
| 100 m personal best | — | 9.69 |
| 200 m personal best | — | 19.58 |
| US national titles | — | 6 |
| World Championship medals | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 97 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 62 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Duplantis86.3
Gay86.2
FAQ
Where does Gay beat Duplantis?
Gay scores higher on longevity. Duplantis leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Duplantis vs Gay score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Duplantis: 86.3, Gay: 86.2.
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