Olympic medals
1
European titles
2
World Tour titles
8
World Championship medals
1
Olympic appearances
4
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 88
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 55 | |
| 2009 | 60 | |
| 2010 | 65 | |
| 2011 | 70 | |
| 2012 | 75 | |
| 2013 | 80 | |
| 2014 | 85 | |
| 2015 | 90 | |
| 2016 | 95 | |
| 2017 | 94 | |
| 2018 | 92 | |
| 2019 | 91 | |
| 2020 | 90 | |
| 2021 | 89 | |
| 2022 | 87 | |
| 2023 | 86 | |
| 2024 | 85 | |
| 2025 | 83 | |
| 2026 | 82 |
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 Paolo Nicolai ranks #41 in Volleyball
Paolo Nicolai ranks #41 in Volleyball and #2839 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.4/100.
The verified career covers 2008–present and 19 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic medals 1, European titles 2, World Tour titles 8, World Championship medals 1.
Nearest context: ahead Ivans Bugajenkovs (87.6); behind John Hyden (87.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Paolo Nicolai GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Nicolai comparisons
Paolo Nicolai — frequently asked
- Is Paolo Nicolai the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Paolo Nicolai ranks #41 in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 87.4/100, behind Karch Kiraly (95.4).
- What is Paolo Nicolai's GOAT Score?
- 87.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Paolo Nicolai rank all time?
- #2839 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #41 in Volleyball.
- Paolo Nicolai vs Ivans Bugajenkovs: who ranks higher?
- Ivans Bugajenkovs ranks higher at 87.6 versus Paolo Nicolai at 87.4, a margin of 0.2 points.