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Volleyball · Outside hitter · Japan

Yukiko Ebata

2008–present · Olympic bronze medallist in 2012 and a long-serving Japan captain.

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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 69.7
Olympic medals
1
World Grand Prix medals
2
Asian Championship titles
1
Japan caps
250
Olympic appearances
3

Category profile

Dominance
76
Peak
88
Longevity
84
Honours
78
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
20104
20116
20128
20137
20147
20158
20167
20176
20186
20195
20205
20214
20224
20233

Data sources

  • FIVB
  • CEV
  • Olympedia

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

Why Yukiko Ebata ranks #85 in Volleyball

Yukiko Ebata ranks 85th among Volleyball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1813th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 88, Longevity 84, Honours 78, Statistics 86. 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 2008–present with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2012, 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 olympic medals 1, world grand prix medals 2, asian championship titles 1, japan caps 250.

Immediately ahead sits Daniel Castellani on 82.0, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Aleksandr Butko 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.

Yukiko Ebata GOAT Score explained

Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Ebata stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Volleyball cohort.
Peak88/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2012. Scored 88/100.
Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
Honours78/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

Yukiko Ebata — frequently asked

Is Yukiko Ebata the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Yukiko Ebata ranks 85th in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 81.9, behind Karch Kiraly on 95.4.
What is Yukiko Ebata's GOAT Score?
81.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Yukiko Ebata rank all time?
1813th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 85th within Volleyball.
Yukiko Ebata vs Daniel Castellani: who ranks higher?
Daniel Castellani, on 82.0 against Yukiko Ebata's 81.9 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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