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Volleyball · Beach volleyball · United States

Sinjin Smith

1977–1996 · The King of the Beach with 139 career open titles and a world title in 1981.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
89.1
Cultural & brand footprint 38/100 · total legacy 74.9
Career beach titles
139
World Championship titles
1
AVP tour wins
100
Years on tour
20
Olympic appearances
1

Category profile

Dominance
88
Peak
92
Longevity
90
Honours
86
Statistics
90

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
19772
19784
19796
19808
198110
19829
19838
198410
19859
19868
19877
19888
19897
19906
19915
19924
19933
19943
19952
19962

Data sources

  • FIVB Beach Volleyball
  • Olympedia
  • Beach Pro Tour records

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

Why Sinjin Smith ranks #6 in Volleyball

Sinjin Smith ranks 6th among Volleyball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1372nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 92, Longevity 90, Honours 86, Statistics 90. 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 1977–1996 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1981, 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 career beach titles 139, world championship titles 1, avp tour wins 100, years on tour 20.

Immediately ahead sits Mireya Luis on 89.3, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Dante Amaral on 88.9. 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.

Sinjin Smith GOAT Score explained

Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Smith stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Volleyball cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1981. Scored 92/100.
Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
Honours86/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.

Sinjin Smith — frequently asked

Is Sinjin Smith the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Sinjin Smith ranks 6th in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 89.1, behind Karch Kiraly on 95.4.
What is Sinjin Smith's GOAT Score?
89.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Sinjin Smith rank all time?
1372nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 6th within Volleyball.
Sinjin Smith vs Mireya Luis: who ranks higher?
Mireya Luis, on 89.3 against Sinjin Smith's 89.1 — a margin of 0.2 points.
Compare with Kiraly