- 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 Players who debuted in the 1980s
This ranking is led by Karch Kiraly, Marlenis Costa and Mireya Luis. GOAT Rank currently ranks 26 eligible Volleyball players who debuted in the 1980s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Karch Kiraly ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 95.4.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#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 | 88.0 |
| 29 | Maurício Lima | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2006 | 88.0 |
| 45 | Mike Dodd | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–1997 | 87.0 |
| 68 | Andrea Gardini | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1988–2004 | 86.0 |
| 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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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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