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Volleyball · Outside hitter · United States

Flo Hyman

1974–1986 · Led the United States to Olympic silver in 1984 and became the sport's US pioneer.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
82.4
Cultural & brand footprint 38/100 · total legacy 68.3
Olympic medals
1
World Championship medals
1
Best hitter awards
1
NCAA All-American selections
3
Years with the national team
12

Category profile

Dominance
82
Peak
92
Longevity
74
Honours
82
Statistics
82

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
197455
197564
197672
197780
197886
197990
198092
198194
198296
198388
198482
198574
198666

Data sources

  • FIVB
  • Olympedia
  • CEV

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

Why Flo Hyman ranks #157 in Volleyball

Flo Hyman ranks 157th among Volleyball athletes on GOAT Rank and 3105th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 74, Honours 82, Statistics 82. 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 1974–1986 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1982, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic medals 1, world championship medals 1, best hitter awards 1, ncaa all-american selections 3.

Immediately ahead sits Lorenzo Bernardi on 82.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Takako Shirai on 82.4. 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.

Flo Hyman GOAT Score explained

Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Hyman stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Volleyball cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1982. Scored 92/100.
Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
Honours82/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.

Flo Hyman — frequently asked

Is Flo Hyman the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Flo Hyman ranks 157th in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 82.4, behind Karch Kiraly on 95.4.
What is Flo Hyman's GOAT Score?
82.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Flo Hyman rank all time?
3105th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 157th within Volleyball.
Flo Hyman vs Lorenzo Bernardi: who ranks higher?
Flo Hyman, on 82.4 against Lorenzo Bernardi's 82.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.
Compare with Kiraly