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Volleyball · Beach volleyball · Brazil

Márcio Araújo

1998–2016 · World champion in 2005 and Olympic silver medallist in Beijing.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
88.7
Cultural & brand footprint 38/100 · total legacy 74.5
World Championship gold medals
1
Olympic medals
1
World Tour titles
21
Olympic appearances
2
Seasons on tour
19

Category profile

Dominance
86
Peak
92
Longevity
88
Honours
90
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
199852
199958
200063
200169
200274
200380
200485
200591
200696
200791
200887
200982
201078
201173
201268
201364
201459
201555
201650

Data sources

  • FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour records
  • Olympedia
  • National federation records

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

Why Márcio Araújo ranks #15 in Volleyball

Márcio Araújo ranks 15th among Volleyball athletes on GOAT Rank and 2470th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 90, Statistics 88. 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 1998–2016 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2006, 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 world championship gold medals 1, olympic medals 1, world tour titles 21, olympic appearances 2.

Immediately ahead sits Dante Amaral on 88.9, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Luca Cantagalli on 88.7. 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.

Márcio Araújo GOAT Score explained

Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Araújo stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Volleyball cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2006. Scored 92/100.
Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
Honours90/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.

Márcio Araújo — frequently asked

Is Márcio Araújo the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Márcio Araújo ranks 15th in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 88.7, behind Karch Kiraly on 95.4.
What is Márcio Araújo's GOAT Score?
88.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Márcio Araújo rank all time?
2470th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 15th within Volleyball.
Márcio Araújo vs Dante Amaral: who ranks higher?
Dante Amaral, on 88.9 against Márcio Araújo's 88.7 — a margin of 0.2 points.
Compare with Kiraly