- 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 Players who debuted in the 1970s
This ranking is led by Sinjin Smith, Randy Stoklos and Lang Ping. GOAT Rank currently ranks 21 eligible Volleyball players who debuted in the 1970s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Sinjin Smith ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 89.1.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#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 | 85.0 |
| 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 | 82.0 |
| 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 | 81.0 |
| 187 | Chang Hee-sook | Volleyball | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1972–1980 | 81.0 |
| 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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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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