- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1995–2016
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 57
Greatest Volleyball Beach volleyballs of all time
This ranking is led by Ricardo Santos, Fábio Luiz Magalhães and Sinjin Smith. GOAT Rank currently ranks 57 eligible Volleyball beach volleyballs using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Ricardo Santos ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 89.5.
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- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1977–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1998–2016
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1994–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 2006–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1998–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- 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
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2014
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1999–2013
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2004
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2016
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1999–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2004
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2008
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–2019
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2010–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2002–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇶🇦 Qatar
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇶🇦 Qatar
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1992–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ricardo Santos | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1995–2016 | 89.5 |
| 9 | Fábio Luiz Magalhães | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2005–2021 | 89.2 |
| 10 | Sinjin Smith | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1996 | 89.1 |
| 12 | Márcio Araújo | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1998–2016 | 88.7 |
| 20 | Christian Sørum | Volleyball | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2014–active | 88.4 |
| 22 | Viacheslav Krasilnikov | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2010–active | 88.4 |
| 31 | Todd Rogers | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2016 | 87.9 |
| 34 | Randy Stoklos | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1996 | 87.8 |
| 39 | April Ross | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2006–2022 | 87.6 |
| 41 | Paolo Nicolai | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–active | 87.4 |
| 42 | John Hyden | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–2021 | 87.3 |
| 45 | Mike Dodd | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–1997 | 87.0 |
| 49 | Laura Ludwig | Volleyball | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2003–active | 86.7 |
| 57 | Kerri Walsh Jennings | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2022 | 86.4 |
| 60 | Alison Cerutti | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–active | 86.3 |
| 62 | Bruno Schmidt | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–active | 86.3 |
| 66 | Daniele Lupo | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2009–active | 86.1 |
| 67 | Sean Rosenthal | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2019 | 86.1 |
| 73 | Oleg Stoyanovskiy | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2015–active | 85.8 |
| 87 | Julius Brink | Volleyball | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2001–2014 | 85.2 |
| 91 | Phil Dalhausser | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2022 | 85.0 |
| 101 | Kent Steffes | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–1998 | 84.7 |
| 107 | Jonas Reckermann | Volleyball | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1999–2013 | 84.3 |
| 110 | Piotr Kantor | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2012–active | 84.1 |
| 111 | Bartosz Losiak | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2012–active | 84.1 |
| 115 | Natalie Cook | Volleyball | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1993–2012 | 83.9 |
| 122 | Sandra Pires | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1993–2004 | 83.6 |
| 123 | Grzegorz Fijałek | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2007–active | 83.6 |
| 124 | Michał Bryl | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2014–active | 83.6 |
| 138 | Emanuel Rego | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1993–2016 | 83.0 |
| 140 | Misty May-Treanor | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1999–2012 | 82.8 |
| 143 | Taylor Crabb | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2014–active | 82.8 |
| 149 | Christiaan Varenhorst | Volleyball | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2010–active | 82.5 |
| 154 | Kerri Pottharst | Volleyball | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1993–2004 | 82.4 |
| 157 | Alexander Brouwer | Volleyball | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2009–active | 82.3 |
| 158 | Robert Meeuwsen | Volleyball | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2009–active | 82.3 |
| 162 | Trevor Crabb | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 82.0 |
| 166 | Ana Paula Connelly | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1993–2008 | 81.9 |
| 167 | Kira Walkenhorst | Volleyball | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2007–2019 | 81.9 |
| 168 | Sarah Pavan | Volleyball | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2009–active | 81.9 |
| 171 | Casey Patterson | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–2021 | 81.7 |
| 172 | Pedro Solberg | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2007–active | 81.7 |
| 178 | Jake Gibb | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2021 | 81.4 |
| 183 | Melissa Humana-Paredes | Volleyball | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2013–active | 81.1 |
| 188 | Tri Bourne | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 80.8 |
| 199 | Chaim Schalk | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–active | 80.0 |
| 205 | Cherif Younousse | Volleyball | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 2013–active | 79.9 |
| 206 | Ahmed Tijan | Volleyball | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 2013–active | 79.9 |
| 207 | Adrian Carambula | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2012–active | 79.9 |
| 212 | Eric Fonoimoana | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–2007 | 79.5 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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