- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1950–1971
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 109
Greatest Athletes from Russia
This ranking is led by Lev Yashin, Sergei Belov and Rinat Dasayev. GOAT Rank currently ranks 109 eligible athletes from Russia using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Lev Yashin ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.9.
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- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1964–1980
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1976–1990
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2016
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1990–2004
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1976–1988
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2013
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2009–2019
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2022
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2001–2014
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1974–1998
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2008–2021
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1976–1997
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1968–1976
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1968–1984
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1967–1981
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2005–2015
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–1996
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2006–2014
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1974–1998
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1997–2009
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2005–2019
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2018
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1992–2000
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1992–2003
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1981–2004
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2022
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2015–2021
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2001–2020
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1999–2017
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2005
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2005
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 76.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1960–1972
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1978–1986
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2010
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1986–2012
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1984–1996
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2014
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2012
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1956–1966
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1996–2021
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1999–2007
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Lev Yashin | Football | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1950–1971 | 90.9 |
| 107 | Sergei Belov | Basketball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1964–1980 | 88.6 |
| 144 | Rinat Dasayev | Football | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1976–1990 | 87.9 |
| 238 | Yelena Isinbayeva | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1997–2016 | 86.7 |
| 376 | Alexander Popov | Swimming | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1990–2004 | 85.4 |
| 521 | Vladimir Salnikov | Swimming | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1976–1988 | 84.5 |
| 613 | Tatyana Lebedeva | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1997–2013 | 84.0 |
| 714 | Sergey Kovalev | Boxing | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2009–2019 | 83.4 |
| 862 | Yuri Zhirkov | Football | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2001–2022 | 82.7 |
| 1064 | Natalya Antyukh | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2001–2014 | 81.7 |
| 1192 | Viacheslav Fetisov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1974–1998 | 81.0 |
| 1199 | Veronika Andrusenko | Swimming | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2008–2021 | 81.0 |
| 1255 | Sergei Makarov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1976–1997 | 80.6 |
| 1310 | Vladimir Bure | Swimming | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1968–1976 | 80.4 |
| 1312 | Alexander Ovechkin | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2005–active | 80.3 |
| 1431 | Daniil Medvedev | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2014–active | 79.7 |
| 1445 | Vladislav Tretiak | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1968–1984 | 79.6 |
| 1559 | Valeri Kharlamov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1967–1981 | 79.1 |
| 1580 | Mariya Abakumova | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2005–2015 | 79.0 |
| 1609 | Marina Azyabina | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1988–1996 | 78.9 |
| 1688 | Nikolai Valuev | Boxing | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1993–2009 | 78.5 |
| 1695 | Sergey Bakulin | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2006–2014 | 78.5 |
| 1707 | Vera Zvonareva | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2000–active | 78.4 |
| 1736 | Vyacheslav Fetisov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1974–1998 | 78.2 |
| 1844 | Marat Safin | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1997–2009 | 77.8 |
| 1874 | Ekaterina Makarova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2005–2019 | 77.6 |
| 1876 | Andrei Arshavin | Football | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2000–2018 | 77.6 |
| 1944 | Denis Pankratov | Swimming | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1992–2000 | 77.4 |
| 1999 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1992–2003 | 77.2 |
| 2070 | Igor Larionov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1981–2004 | 76.9 |
| 2156 | Nikita Kucherov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2011–active | 76.5 |
| 2157 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2000–2022 | 76.5 |
| 2165 | Mikhail Akimenko | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2015–2021 | 76.5 |
| 2174 | Maria Sharapova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2001–2020 | 76.4 |
| 2181 | Nadia Petrova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1999–2017 | 76.4 |
| 2182 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2006–active | 76.4 |
| 2211 | Aleksandr Mostovoi | Football | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1986–2005 | 76.3 |
| 2267 | Viktor Onopko | Football | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1986–2005 | 76.1 |
| 2307 | Evgeni Malkin | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2003–active | 75.9 |
| 2476 | Lyudmila Buldakova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1960–1972 | 75.3 |
| 2494 | Yuliya Bogdanova | Swimming | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1978–1986 | 75.2 |
| 2516 | Elena Dementieva | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1998–2010 | 75.1 |
| 2587 | Sergei Fedorov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1986–2012 | 74.7 |
| 2685 | Viacheslav Krasilnikov | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2010–active | 74.3 |
| 2699 | Yelena Chebukina | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1984–1996 | 74.2 |
| 2725 | Dinara Safina | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2000–2014 | 74.0 |
| 2753 | Evgeniya Artamonova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1990–2012 | 73.9 |
| 2776 | Yuri Chesnokov | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1956–1966 | 73.8 |
| 2814 | Pavel Datsyuk | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1996–2021 | 73.5 |
| 2857 | Anastasia Myskina | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1999–2007 | 73.2 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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