Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Titles per season
| Season | Titles per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 4 | |
| 1990 | 6 | |
| 1991 | 8 | |
| 1992 | 9 | |
| 1993 | 9 | |
| 1994 | 9 | |
| 1995 | 8 | |
| 1996 | 9 | |
| 1997 | 7 | |
| 1998 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 4 |
Data sources
- FIVB
- CEV
- Olympedia
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Marlenis Costa ranks #2 in Volleyball
Marlenis Costa ranks 2nd among Volleyball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1178th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 90, Peak 96, Longevity 84, Honours 92, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full Volleyball reference universe of 309 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1988–2000 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1992, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic golds 3, world championship titles 2, world cup titles 2, grand prix titles 4.
Immediately ahead sits Karch Kiraly on 95.4, a gap of 4.7 points. Directly behind is Ricardo Santos on 89.5. 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.
Marlenis Costa GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Costa stood above the field while competing. Scored 90/100 against the full Volleyball cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1992. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Costa comparisons
Marlenis Costa — frequently asked
- Is Marlenis Costa the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Marlenis Costa ranks 2nd in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 90.7, behind Karch Kiraly on 95.4.
- What is Marlenis Costa's GOAT Score?
- 90.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Marlenis Costa rank all time?
- 1178th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 2nd within Volleyball.
- Marlenis Costa vs Karch Kiraly: who ranks higher?
- Karch Kiraly, on 95.4 against Marlenis Costa's 90.7 — a margin of 4.7 points.