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Volleyball · Beach volleyball · United States

Dain Blanton

1994–2008 · Olympic beach volleyball champion in Sydney 2000.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
79.1
Cultural & brand footprint 38/100 · total legacy 66.9
Olympic gold medals
1
AVP tour wins
6
World Tour podiums
8
Olympic Games contested
2
Years at the top level
15

Category profile

Dominance
74
Peak
90
Longevity
78
Honours
78
Statistics
76

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
199450
199558
199666
199774
199880
199986
200096
200184
200280
200378
200474
200570
200664
200758
200852

Data sources

  • FIVB Beach Volleyball
  • Olympedia
  • Beach Volleyball Database

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

Why Dain Blanton ranks #228 in Volleyball

Dain Blanton ranks 228th among Volleyball athletes on GOAT Rank and 3341st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 90, Longevity 78, Honours 78, Statistics 76. Those categories are normalised against the full Volleyball reference universe of 308 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1994–2008 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, 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 olympic gold medals 1, avp tour wins 6, world tour podiums 8, olympic games contested 2.

Immediately ahead sits Facundo Conte on 79.0, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Sergey Tetyukhin on 78.7. 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.

Dain Blanton GOAT Score explained

Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Blanton stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Volleyball cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 90/100.
Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
Honours78/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
Statistics76/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 76/100.

Dain Blanton — frequently asked

Is Dain Blanton the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Dain Blanton ranks 228th in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 79.1, behind Karch Kiraly on 95.4.
What is Dain Blanton's GOAT Score?
79.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 76 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Dain Blanton rank all time?
3341st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 228th within Volleyball.
Dain Blanton vs Facundo Conte: who ranks higher?
Dain Blanton, on 79.1 against Facundo Conte's 79.0 — a margin of 0.1 points.
Compare with Kiraly