Who is better, Christie or Lavillenie?
Linford Christie leads with a GOAT score of 87.1 against 87.0 for Renaud Lavillenie — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Christie vs Lavillenie
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Linford Christie above Renaud Lavillenie: 87.1 vs 87.0. Linford Christie leads on Dominance, Honours. Renaud Lavillenie leads on Longevity.
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ChristieWinner
87.1Christie wins: Dominance, Honours
Lavillenie
87.0Lavillenie wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Linford Christie
87.1
Christie leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Linford Christie
2. Renaud Lavillenie
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. 🇫🇷 Renaud Lavillenie5 seasons played · career day 3,28629.7 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Linford Christie5 seasons played · career day 1,8259 major golds
-69.7% vs Lavillenie at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Christie | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 🇫🇷 Lavillenie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.86 | 29.69 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ChristieRetired | LavillenieActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | 1 | — |
| European titles | 4 | 4 |
| Commonwealth golds | 2 | — |
| 100 m personal best | 9.87 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World indoor titles | — | 3 |
| Best vault (m) | — | 6.16 |
| Diamond League titles | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Christie87.1
Lavillenie87.0
FAQ
Where does Lavillenie beat Christie?
Lavillenie scores higher on longevity. Christie leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Christie vs Lavillenie score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Christie: 87.1, Lavillenie: 87.0.
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