- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1981–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 97.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
GOAT Rank · 26
Greatest Volleyball athletes of the 1980s
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
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1984–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1985–2000
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1984–1996
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2001
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1986–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1980–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 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
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1986–2004
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1984–2002
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1988–2005
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1988–2001
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2002
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- 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
- 1982–1996
- Country
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karch Kiraly | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 USA | 1981–2007 | 95.4 |
| 3 | Marlenis Costa | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1988–2000 | 90.7 |
| 8 | Mireya Luis | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1984–2000 | 89.3 |
| 13 | Luca Cantagalli | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1985–2000 | 88.7 |
| 24 | Yelena Chebukina | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1984–1996 | 88.3 |
| 25 | Marco Bracci | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1988–2001 | 88.3 |
| 28 | Magaly Carvajal | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1986–2000 | 88 |
| 29 | Maurício Lima | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2006 | 88 |
| 45 | Mike Dodd | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–1997 | 87 |
| 68 | Andrea Gardini | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1988–2004 | 86 |
| 77 | Andrea Lucchetta | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1983–1998 | 85.6 |
| 83 | Andrea Zorzi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1984–1998 | 85.2 |
| 96 | Mercedes Calderón | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1988–2000 | 84.9 |
| 100 | Fernanda Venturini | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1986–2004 | 84.7 |
| 101 | Kent Steffes | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–1998 | 84.7 |
| 102 | Ana Ida Alvares | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2000 | 84.5 |
| 105 | Irina Kirillova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1984–2002 | 84.4 |
| 132 | Fabio Vullo | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1986–2000 | 83.2 |
| 134 | Slobodan Kovač | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1988–2005 | 83.1 |
| 151 | Lorenzo Bernardi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1986–2005 | 82.4 |
| 179 | Peter Blangé | Volleyball | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1988–2001 | 81.2 |
| 192 | Amauri Ribeiro | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2002 | 80.7 |
| 195 | Keba Phipps | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2000 | 80.4 |
| 201 | Andrea Giani | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1986–2007 | 79.9 |
| 204 | Gabriela Pérez del Solar | Volleyball | 🇵🇪 Peru | 1982–1996 | 79.9 |
| 230 | Goran Vujević | Volleyball | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1988–2004 | 78.1 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
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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