- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1985–2000
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
GOAT Rank · 27
Greatest Volleyball Opposites of all time
This ranking is led by Luca Cantagalli, Zoila Barros and Mariusz Wlazły. GOAT Rank currently ranks 27 eligible Volleyball opposites using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Luca Cantagalli ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 88.7.
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- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2012
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2002–2023
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1991–2012
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2006
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2000–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2000–2015
- Country
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1998–2016
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2016
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2017
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Luca Cantagalli | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1985–2000 | 88.7 |
| 33 | Zoila Barros | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1996–2012 | 87.8 |
| 44 | Mariusz Wlazły | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2002–2023 | 87.0 |
| 71 | Ekaterina Antropova | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2018–active | 86.0 |
| 74 | Tayyiba Haneef-Park | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2013 | 85.7 |
| 76 | Vigor Bovolenta | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1991–2012 | 85.6 |
| 83 | Andrea Zorzi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1984–1998 | 85.2 |
| 98 | Earvin N'Gapeth | Volleyball | 🇫🇷 France | 2010–active | 84.8 |
| 103 | Jovana Brakočević | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2005–2021 | 84.4 |
| 106 | Marcelo Negrão | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1990–2006 | 84.3 |
| 114 | Wallace de Souza | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–active | 83.9 |
| 118 | Clayton Stanley | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2014 | 83.8 |
| 126 | Matt Anderson | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–active | 83.5 |
| 131 | Tandara Caixeta | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2007–active | 83.2 |
| 142 | Ana Bjelica | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2011–active | 82.8 |
| 159 | Georg Grozer | Volleyball | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2004–active | 82.2 |
| 170 | Malwina Smarzek | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2013–active | 81.9 |
| 185 | Bartłomiej Bołądź | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2012–active | 81.1 |
| 194 | Neslihan Demir | Volleyball | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 2000–2015 | 80.6 |
| 197 | Yekaterina Gamova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1998–2016 | 80.2 |
| 210 | Aleksandar Atanasijević | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2009–active | 79.8 |
| 213 | Ivan Miljković | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1996–2016 | 79.4 |
| 220 | Paola Egonu | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2015–active | 79.0 |
| 234 | Maxim Mikhaylov | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2006–active | 77.3 |
| 239 | Bartosz Kurek | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2005–active | 76.7 |
| 241 | Sheilla Castro | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2001–2017 | 76.3 |
| 252 | Ivan Zaytsev | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2007–active | 72.6 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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