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Volleyball · Middle blocker · Japan

Yutaka Demachi

1968–1976 · Olympic champion with Japan in Munich in 1972.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
84.3
Cultural & brand footprint 38/100 · total legacy 70.1
Olympic gold medals
1
World Cup medals
1
Asian Championship gold medals
1
Japanese league titles
5
National team years
9

Category profile

Dominance
82
Peak
90
Longevity
76
Honours
90
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
196855
196965
197075
197184
197294
197383
197472
197561
197650

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 Yutaka Demachi ranks #114 in Volleyball

Yutaka Demachi ranks 114th among Volleyball athletes on GOAT Rank and 2968th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 76, Honours 90, Statistics 84. 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 1968–1976 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1972, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 1, world cup medals 1, asian championship gold medals 1, japanese league titles 5.

Immediately ahead sits Bronisław Bebel on 84.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Piotr Kantor on 84.1. 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.

Yutaka Demachi GOAT Score explained

Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Demachi stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Volleyball cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1972. Scored 90/100.
Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
Honours90/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.

Yutaka Demachi — frequently asked

Is Yutaka Demachi the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Yutaka Demachi ranks 114th in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 84.3, behind Karch Kiraly on 95.4.
What is Yutaka Demachi's GOAT Score?
84.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Yutaka Demachi rank all time?
2968th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 114th within Volleyball.
Yutaka Demachi vs Bronisław Bebel: who ranks higher?
Yutaka Demachi, on 84.3 against Bronisław Bebel's 84.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.
Compare with Kiraly