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Volleyball · Beach volleyball · Australia

Kerri Pottharst

1993–2004 · Olympic beach volleyball champion on home sand in Sydney 2000.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
82.4
Cultural & brand footprint 38/100 · total legacy 68.9
Olympic gold medals
1
Olympic medals
2
World Tour wins
8
World Championship medals
1
Olympic Games contested
3

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
92
Longevity
78
Honours
82
Statistics
80

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
199355
199464
199572
199680
199786
199888
199990
200096
200184
200276
200366
200458

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 Kerri Pottharst ranks #159 in Volleyball

Kerri Pottharst ranks 159th among Volleyball athletes on GOAT Rank and 3107th 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 80, Peak 92, Longevity 78, Honours 82, Statistics 80. 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 1993–2004 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, 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 gold medals 1, olympic medals 2, world tour wins 8, world championship medals 1.

Immediately ahead sits Takako Shirai on 82.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Milena Rašić on 82.3. 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.

Kerri Pottharst GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Pottharst stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Volleyball cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 92/100.
Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
Honours82/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.

Kerri Pottharst — frequently asked

Is Kerri Pottharst the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Kerri Pottharst ranks 159th in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 82.4, behind Karch Kiraly on 95.4.
What is Kerri Pottharst's GOAT Score?
82.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Kerri Pottharst rank all time?
3107th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 159th within Volleyball.
Kerri Pottharst vs Takako Shirai: who ranks higher?
Kerri Pottharst, on 82.4 against Takako Shirai's 82.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.
Compare with Kiraly