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Volleyball · Outside hitter · Japan

Yuko Arakida

1972–1978 · Olympic champion in 1976 with Japan and a world champion in 1974.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
81.6
Cultural & brand footprint 38/100 · total legacy 66.2
Olympic golds
1
World Championship golds
1
World Cup medals
1
Japan caps
120
Hall of Fame inductions
1

Category profile

Dominance
84
Peak
92
Longevity
62
Honours
86
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
19734
19746
19758
197610
19777
19785

Data sources

  • FIVB
  • CEV
  • Olympedia

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

Why Yuko Arakida ranks #88 in Volleyball

Yuko Arakida ranks 88th among Volleyball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1830th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 62, 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 1972–1978 with 6 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1976, 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 golds 1, world championship golds 1, world cup medals 1, japan caps 120.

Immediately ahead sits Emanuele Birarelli on 81.9, a gap of 0.3 points. Directly behind is Oleg Antonov on 80.7. 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.

Yuko Arakida GOAT Score explained

Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Arakida 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 1976. Scored 92/100.
Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 6 recorded seasons. Scored 62/100.
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.

Yuko Arakida — frequently asked

Is Yuko Arakida the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Yuko Arakida ranks 88th in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 81.6, behind Karch Kiraly on 95.4.
What is Yuko Arakida's GOAT Score?
81.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Yuko Arakida rank all time?
1830th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 88th within Volleyball.
Yuko Arakida vs Emanuele Birarelli: who ranks higher?
Emanuele Birarelli, on 81.9 against Yuko Arakida's 81.6 — a margin of 0.3 points.
Compare with Kiraly