Who is better, Beitia or Isinbayeva?
Ruth Beitia leads with a GOAT score of 90.4 against 90.3 for Yelena Isinbayeva — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Beitia vs Isinbayeva
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ruth Beitia above Yelena Isinbayeva: 90.4 vs 90.3. Ruth Beitia leads on Longevity. Yelena Isinbayeva leads on Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BeitiaWinner
90.4Beitia wins: Longevity
Isinbayeva
90.3Isinbayeva wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇸 Ruth Beitia
90.4
Beitia leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ruth Beitia
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. 🇪🇸 Ruth Beitia5 seasons played · career day 2,5569.5 major golds
-61.4% vs Isinbayeva at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Beitia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.73 | 13.42 |
| 🇷🇺 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 | BeitiaRetired | IsinbayevaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | 2 |
| European titles | 3 | — |
| High jump best | 2.02 | — |
| Olympic Games | 5 | — |
| National titles | 20 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 3 |
| World records | — | 28 |
| Pole vault world record (m) | — | 5.06 |
| World indoor golds | — | 4 |
| Diamond League titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Beitia90.4
Isinbayeva90.3
FAQ
Where does Isinbayeva beat Beitia?
Isinbayeva scores higher on dominance. Beitia leads on longevity.
How is the Beitia vs Isinbayeva score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Beitia: 90.4, Isinbayeva: 90.3.
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