Who is better, Richards-Ross or Lebedeva?
Sanya Richards-Ross leads with a GOAT score of 87.5 against 87.5 for Tatyana Lebedeva — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Richards-Ross vs Lebedeva
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GOAT Rank currently scores Sanya Richards-Ross and Tatyana Lebedeva level at 87.5. Sanya Richards-Ross leads on Honours. Tatyana Lebedeva leads on Longevity.
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Richards-RossWinner
87.5Richards-Ross wins: Honours
Lebedeva
87.5Lebedeva wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Sanya Richards-Ross
87.5
Richards-Ross leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sanya Richards-Ross
2. Tatyana Lebedeva
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. 🇺🇸 Sanya Richards-Ross5 seasons played · career day 2,556246.4 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Tatyana Lebedeva5 seasons played · career day 1,82511 major golds
-95.5% vs Richards-Ross at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Richards-Ross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.51 | 345.4 |
| 🇷🇺 Lebedeva | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Richards-RossRetired | LebedevaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 5 | — |
| World Championship golds | 5 | 3 |
| 400m best (sec) | 48.7 | — |
| Diamond League titles | 4 | — |
| World Championship medals | 8 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World indoor titles | — | 4 |
| Best triple jump in metres | — | 15.34 |
| Best long jump in metres | — | 7.33 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Richards-Ross87.5
Lebedeva87.5
The people
Richards-Ross
Lebedeva
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Where does Lebedeva beat Richards-Ross?
Lebedeva scores higher on longevity. Richards-Ross leads on honours.
How is the Richards-Ross vs Lebedeva score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Richards-Ross: 87.5, Lebedeva: 87.5.
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