Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2 | |
| 1996 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 6 | |
| 2000 | 6 | |
| 2001 | 7 | |
| 2002 | 6 | |
| 2003 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 |
Data sources
- FIVB Beach Volleyball
- Olympedia
- Beach Pro Tour records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ricardo Santos ranks #5 in Volleyball
Ricardo Santos ranks #5 in Volleyball and #2492 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.5/100.
The verified career covers 1995–2016 and 22 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 1, Olympic medals 3, World Championship titles 3, World Tour titles 78.
Nearest context: ahead Lyudmila Buldakova (89.6); behind Fabiana Oliveira (89.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ricardo Santos GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Santos comparisons
Ricardo Santos — frequently asked
- Is Ricardo Santos the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ricardo Santos ranks #5 in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 89.5/100, behind Karch Kiraly (95.4).
- What is Ricardo Santos's GOAT Score?
- 89.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Ricardo Santos rank all time?
- #2492 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #5 in Volleyball.
- Ricardo Santos vs Lyudmila Buldakova: who ranks higher?
- Lyudmila Buldakova ranks higher at 89.6 versus Ricardo Santos at 89.5, a margin of 0.1 points.