Who is better, Blankers-Koen or Isinbayeva?
Fanny Blankers-Koen leads with a GOAT score of 90.5 against 90.3 for Yelena Isinbayeva — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Blankers-Koen vs Isinbayeva
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Fanny Blankers-Koen above Yelena Isinbayeva: 90.5 vs 90.3. Fanny Blankers-Koen leads on Dominance, Peak. Yelena Isinbayeva leads on Longevity, Statistics.
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Blankers-KoenWinner
90.5Blankers-Koen wins: Dominance, Peak
Isinbayeva
90.3Isinbayeva wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇳🇱 Fanny Blankers-Koen
90.5
Blankers-Koen leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Fanny Blankers-Koen
2. Yelena Isinbayeva
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. 🇷🇺 Yelena Isinbayeva5 seasons played · career day 4,01624.6 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇱 Fanny Blankers-Koen5 seasons played · career day 2,92110 major golds
-59.3% vs Isinbayeva at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Blankers-Koen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 🇷🇺 Isinbayeva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.75 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Blankers-KoenRetired | IsinbayevaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 4 | 2 |
| European golds | 5 | — |
| World records | 12 | 28 |
| Dutch titles | 58 | — |
| Olympic golds in one Games | 4 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 3 |
| Pole vault world record (m) | — | 5.06 |
| World indoor golds | — | 4 |
| Diamond League titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 92 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Blankers-Koen90.5
Isinbayeva90.3
The people
Blankers-Koen
Isinbayeva
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Where does Isinbayeva beat Blankers-Koen?
Isinbayeva scores higher on statistics, longevity. Blankers-Koen leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Blankers-Koen vs Isinbayeva score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Blankers-Koen: 90.5, Isinbayeva: 90.3.
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