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Volleyball · Beach volleyball · Canada

Sarah Pavan

2009–present · World beach volleyball champion in 2019 and a Commonwealth Games gold medallist.

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

Pure sporting data
81.9
Cultural & brand footprint 38/100 · total legacy 69.3
World Championship titles
1
Commonwealth Games golds
1
World Tour wins
12
Olympic Games contested
3
Years at the top level
16

Category profile

Dominance
78
Peak
88
Longevity
82
Honours
82
Statistics
80

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
200952
201062
201172
201280
201384
201488
201590
201692
201794
201896
201986
202082
202178
202274
202370
202466

Data sources

  • FIVB Beach Volleyball
  • Olympedia
  • Beach Volleyball Database

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

Why Sarah Pavan ranks #173 in Volleyball

Sarah Pavan ranks 173rd among Volleyball athletes on GOAT Rank and 3138th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 82, Honours 82, Statistics 80. 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 2009–present with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2018, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world championship titles 1, commonwealth games golds 1, world tour wins 12, olympic games contested 3.

Immediately ahead sits Kira Walkenhorst on 81.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Nancy Carrillo on 81.9. 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.

Sarah Pavan GOAT Score explained

Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Pavan stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Volleyball cohort.
Peak88/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2018. Scored 88/100.
Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
Honours82/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.

Sarah Pavan — frequently asked

Is Sarah Pavan the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Sarah Pavan ranks 173rd in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 81.9, behind Karch Kiraly on 95.4.
What is Sarah Pavan's GOAT Score?
81.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Sarah Pavan rank all time?
3138th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 173rd within Volleyball.
Sarah Pavan vs Kira Walkenhorst: who ranks higher?
Sarah Pavan, on 81.9 against Kira Walkenhorst's 81.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.
Compare with Kiraly