- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
GOAT Rank · 150
Greatest Athletes from Italy
This ranking is led by Giacinto Facchetti, Betty Vignotto and Patrizia Panico. GOAT Rank currently ranks 150 eligible athletes from Italy using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Giacinto Facchetti ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 94.0.
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- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1999–2012
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2017
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2021
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2014
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2012
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1991–2012
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1983–1998
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1984–1998
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1998–2016
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1970–1983
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1986–2000
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1986–2005
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2000–2019
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1947–1955
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1986–2007
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1999–2018
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2014
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1955
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2003–2023
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1981–1994
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1951
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1957
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1996–2009
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1997–2011
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1977–1993
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 76.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1979–1986
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1961–1967
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1980–1994
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 52.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1963–1968
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2005–2011
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 76.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 60.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1986–1990
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 58.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1974–1980
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 52.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2839 | Paolo Nicolai | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–active | 73.4 |
| 2847 | Alessio Boggiatto | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1999–2012 | 73.3 |
| 2919 | Eleonora Lo Bianco | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2017 | 72.9 |
| 2942 | Francesca Piccinini | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1993–2021 | 72.7 |
| 2954 | Alberto Cisolla | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2014 | 72.7 |
| 2997 | Federico Burdisso | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2017–active | 72.3 |
| 3002 | Matej Černič | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2012 | 72.3 |
| 3003 | Daniele Lupo | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2009–active | 72.3 |
| 3013 | Andrea Gardini | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1988–2004 | 72.2 |
| 3021 | Ekaterina Antropova | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2018–active | 72.2 |
| 3043 | Vigor Bovolenta | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1991–2012 | 71.9 |
| 3046 | Andrea Lucchetta | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1983–1998 | 71.9 |
| 3072 | Andrea Zorzi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1984–1998 | 71.6 |
| 3080 | Andrea Bari | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1998–2016 | 71.6 |
| 3081 | Jasmine Paolini | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2015–active | 71.5 |
| 3097 | Caterina Bosetti | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2009–active | 71.4 |
| 3119 | Adriano Panatta | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1970–1983 | 71.2 |
| 3191 | Iliass Aouani | Athletics | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2016–active | 70.3 |
| 3228 | Fabio Vullo | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1986–2000 | 69.9 |
| 3247 | Miriam Sylla | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2011–active | 69.8 |
| 3290 | Lorenzo Bernardi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1986–2005 | 69.2 |
| 3323 | Emanuele Birarelli | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2000–2019 | 68.8 |
| 3387 | Carlotta Cambi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2012–active | 68.1 |
| 3406 | Alberto Ascari | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1947–1955 | 67.8 |
| 3410 | Oleg Antonov | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2007–active | 67.8 |
| 3463 | Andrea Giani | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1986–2007 | 67.1 |
| 3472 | Adrian Carambula | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2012–active | 67.1 |
| 3524 | Paola Egonu | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2015–active | 66.4 |
| 3532 | Simone Buti | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2004–active | 66.4 |
| 3571 | Dante Boninfante | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1999–2018 | 66.0 |
| 3572 | Massimo Colaci | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2004–active | 66.0 |
| 3719 | Enrico Rossi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2014 | 64.5 |
| 3720 | Andrea Sartoretti | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1990–2008 | 64.5 |
| 3743 | Giuseppe Farina | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1950–1955 | 64.3 |
| 3804 | Osmany Juantorena | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2003–2023 | 63.6 |
| 3990 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2021–active | 61.4 |
| 4020 | Ivan Zaytsev | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2007–active | 61.0 |
| 4023 | Michele Alboreto | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1981–1994 | 61.0 |
| 4074 | Luigi Fagioli | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1950–1951 | 60.1 |
| 4096 | Piero Taruffi | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1950–1957 | 59.8 |
| 4137 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2009 | 59.0 |
| 4138 | Jarno Trulli | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1997–2011 | 59.0 |
| 4166 | Riccardo Patrese | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1977–1993 | 58.3 |
| 4210 | Elio de Angelis | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1979–1986 | 57.5 |
| 4236 | Lorenzo Bandini | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1961–1967 | 56.9 |
| 4251 | Andrea de Cesaris | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1980–1994 | 56.5 |
| 4287 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1963–1968 | 55.4 |
| 4306 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2005–2011 | 54.6 |
| 4308 | Alessandro Nannini | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1986–1990 | 54.5 |
| 4347 | Vittorio Brambilla | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1974–1980 | 53.0 |
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