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Volleyball · Middle blocker · Italy

Andrea Gardini

1988–2004 · Three-time world champion with Italy and an Olympic silver medallist.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
86.0
Cultural & brand footprint 38/100 · total legacy 72.2
World Championship golds
3
World League titles
7
Olympic silver medals
1
European titles
3
Champions League titles
3

Category profile

Dominance
84
Peak
90
Longevity
84
Honours
88
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
19881
19891
19902
19913
19922
19933
19943
19952
19963
19972
19983
19992
20001
20011
20021
20031
20040

Data sources

  • FIVB
  • CEV
  • Olympedia

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Andrea Gardini ranks #39 in Volleyball

Andrea Gardini ranks 39th among Volleyball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1633rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 90, Longevity 84, Honours 88, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Volleyball reference universe of 309 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1988–2004 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1991, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world championship golds 3, world league titles 7, olympic silver medals 1, european titles 3.

Immediately ahead sits Tijana Bošković on 86.2, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Vladimir Grbić on 86.0. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Andrea Gardini GOAT Score explained

Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Gardini stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Volleyball cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1991. Scored 90/100.
Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
Honours88/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.

Andrea Gardini — frequently asked

Is Andrea Gardini the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Andrea Gardini ranks 39th in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 86.0, behind Karch Kiraly on 95.4.
What is Andrea Gardini's GOAT Score?
86.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Andrea Gardini rank all time?
1633rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 39th within Volleyball.
Andrea Gardini vs Tijana Bošković: who ranks higher?
Tijana Bošković, on 86.2 against Andrea Gardini's 86.0 — a margin of 0.2 points.
Compare with Kiraly