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Volleyball · Outside hitter · Russia

Yuri Chesnokov

1956–1966 · Olympic champion in 1964 and a two-time world champion captain.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
87.8
Cultural & brand footprint 38/100 · total legacy 72.9
Olympic gold medals
1
World Championship gold medals
2
European titles
3
Soviet league titles
5
National team years
11

Category profile

Dominance
86
Peak
93
Longevity
80
Honours
94
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
195658
195764
195871
195977
196083
196190
196296
196385
196473
196562
196650

Data sources

  • FIVB results archive
  • Olympedia
  • National federation records

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

Why Yuri Chesnokov ranks #39 in Volleyball

Yuri Chesnokov ranks 39th among Volleyball athletes on GOAT Rank and 2598th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 93, Longevity 80, Honours 94, Statistics 86. 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 1956–1966 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1962, which sets the Peak component at 93. Honours is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 1, world championship gold medals 2, european titles 3, soviet league titles 5.

Immediately ahead sits Todd Rogers on 87.9, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Rodrigão on 87.8. 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.

Yuri Chesnokov GOAT Score explained

Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Chesnokov stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Volleyball cohort.
Peak93/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1962. Scored 93/100.
Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
Honours94/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 94/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

Yuri Chesnokov — frequently asked

Is Yuri Chesnokov the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Yuri Chesnokov ranks 39th in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 87.8, behind Karch Kiraly on 95.4.
What is Yuri Chesnokov's GOAT Score?
87.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 93 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 94 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Yuri Chesnokov rank all time?
2598th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 39th within Volleyball.
Yuri Chesnokov vs Todd Rogers: who ranks higher?
Todd Rogers, on 87.9 against Yuri Chesnokov's 87.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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