- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1977–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
GOAT Rank · 21
Greatest Volleyball athletes of the 1970s
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1979–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1978–1986
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1972–1982
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1979–1998
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1978–1988
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1972–1980
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1976–1984
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1978–1992
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1976–1988
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1974–1986
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1970–1977
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1978–1992
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1972–1978
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1978–1992
- Country
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1972–1980
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1972–1980
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1975–1984
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1972–1980
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1970–1982
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Soviet Union
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1974–1982
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Sinjin Smith | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1996 | 89.1 |
| 34 | Randy Stoklos | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1996 | 87.8 |
| 37 | Lang Ping | Volleyball | 🇨🇳 China | 1978–1986 | 87.7 |
| 50 | Ryszard Bosek | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1972–1982 | 86.7 |
| 54 | Hugo Conte | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1979–1998 | 86.5 |
| 94 | Yelena Akhaminova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1978–1988 | 85 |
| 108 | Bronisław Bebel | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1972–1980 | 84.3 |
| 117 | Vladimir Dorokhov | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1976–1984 | 83.9 |
| 147 | Renan Dal Zotto | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1978–1992 | 82.5 |
| 150 | Marius Căta-Chițiga | Volleyball | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1976–1988 | 82.5 |
| 152 | Flo Hyman | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1986 | 82.4 |
| 153 | Takako Shirai | Volleyball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1970–1977 | 82.4 |
| 161 | Daniel Castellani | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1978–1992 | 82 |
| 173 | Yuko Arakida | Volleyball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1972–1978 | 81.6 |
| 176 | Cecilia Tait | Volleyball | 🇵🇪 Peru | 1978–1992 | 81.5 |
| 186 | Baik Myung-sun | Volleyball | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1972–1980 | 81 |
| 187 | Chang Hee-sook | Volleyball | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1972–1980 | 81 |
| 191 | Bernard Rajzman | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1975–1984 | 80.7 |
| 198 | Byon Kyung-ja | Volleyball | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1972–1980 | 80.1 |
| 236 | Zoya Yusova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Soviet Union | 1970–1982 | 76.9 |
| 248 | Katharina Bullin | Volleyball | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1974–1982 | 73.9 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
Only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible.
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