Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 94
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60 | |
| 1961 | 66 | |
| 1962 | 72 | |
| 1963 | 78 | |
| 1964 | 84 | |
| 1965 | 90 | |
| 1966 | 96 | |
| 1967 | 89 | |
| 1968 | 82 | |
| 1969 | 76 | |
| 1970 | 69 | |
| 1971 | 62 | |
| 1972 | 55 |
Data sources
- FIVB results archive
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Lyudmila Buldakova ranks #4 in Volleyball
Lyudmila Buldakova ranks #4 in Volleyball and #2476 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.6/100.
The verified career covers 1960–1972 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 2, Olympic medals 3, World Championship gold medals 2, European titles 4.
Nearest context: ahead Marlenis Costa (90.7); behind Ricardo Santos (89.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Lyudmila Buldakova GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours94/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Buldakova comparisons
Lyudmila Buldakova — frequently asked
- Is Lyudmila Buldakova the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Lyudmila Buldakova ranks #4 in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 89.6/100, behind Karch Kiraly (95.4).
- What is Lyudmila Buldakova's GOAT Score?
- 89.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 94 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Lyudmila Buldakova rank all time?
- #2476 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #4 in Volleyball.
- Lyudmila Buldakova vs Marlenis Costa: who ranks higher?
- Marlenis Costa ranks higher at 90.7 versus Lyudmila Buldakova at 89.6, a margin of 1.1 points.