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Volleyball · Outside hitter · Serbia

Vladimir Grbić

1990–2009 · Olympic champion in Sydney 2000 with Yugoslavia and a European champion.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
86.0
Cultural & brand footprint 38/100 · total legacy 72.1
Olympic gold medals
1
Olympic bronze medals
1
European titles
1
World League medals
4
Champions League titles
2

Category profile

Dominance
84
Peak
92
Longevity
84
Honours
86
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
19901
19911
19921
19932
19942
19952
19963
19972
19982
19993
20002
20012
20021
20031
20041
20051
20061
20070
20080
20090

Data sources

  • FIVB
  • CEV
  • Olympedia

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

Why Vladimir Grbić ranks #40 in Volleyball

Vladimir Grbić ranks 40th among Volleyball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1634th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 84, Honours 86, Statistics 84. 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 1990–2009 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1996, 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 olympic gold medals 1, olympic bronze medals 1, european titles 1, world league medals 4.

Immediately ahead sits Andrea Gardini on 86.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Logan Tom on 85.9. 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.

Vladimir Grbić GOAT Score explained

Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Grbić stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Volleyball cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1996. Scored 92/100.
Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
Honours86/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.

Vladimir Grbić — frequently asked

Is Vladimir Grbić the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Vladimir Grbić ranks 40th in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 86.0, behind Karch Kiraly on 95.4.
What is Vladimir Grbić's GOAT Score?
86.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Vladimir Grbić rank all time?
1634th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 40th within Volleyball.
Vladimir Grbić vs Andrea Gardini: who ranks higher?
Vladimir Grbić, on 86.0 against Andrea Gardini's 86.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.
Compare with Kiraly