Who is better, Lebedeva or Isinbayeva?
Yelena Isinbayeva leads with a GOAT score of 90.3 against 87.5 for Tatyana Lebedeva — a gap of 2.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Lebedeva vs Isinbayeva
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Yelena Isinbayeva above Tatyana Lebedeva: 90.3 vs 87.5. Yelena Isinbayeva leads on Dominance, Statistics, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
IsinbayevaWinner
90.3Isinbayeva wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Lebedeva
87.5Lebedeva wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Yelena Isinbayeva
90.3
Isinbayeva leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Yelena Isinbayeva
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. 🇷🇺 Yelena Isinbayeva5 seasons played · career day 4,01624.6 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Tatyana Lebedeva5 seasons played · career day 1,82511 major golds
-55.3% vs Isinbayeva at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Lebedeva | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 🇷🇺 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 | LebedevaRetired | IsinbayevaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | 3 | 3 |
| World indoor titles | 4 | — |
| Best triple jump in metres | 15.34 | — |
| Best long jump in metres | 7.33 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| World records | — | 28 |
| Pole vault world record (m) | — | 5.06 |
| World indoor golds | — | 4 |
| Diamond League titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Isinbayeva90.3
Lebedeva87.5
FAQ
Where does Lebedeva beat Isinbayeva?
Lebedeva does not lead any of the five categories; Isinbayeva is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Lebedeva vs Isinbayeva score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lebedeva: 87.5, Isinbayeva: 90.3.
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