- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1974–1986
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
GOAT Rank · 81
Greatest Volleyball Outside hitter of all time
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#AthleteGOAT Score
- 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
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- 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
- 2009–2017
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–2021
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1988–2002
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2003–2016
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1986–2007
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–2018
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2018
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2003–2023
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1959–1970
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1962–1972
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | Flo Hyman | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1986 | 82.4 |
| 153 | Takako Shirai | Volleyball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1970–1977 | 82.4 |
| 156 | Fernanda Garay | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–— | 82.3 |
| 163 | Yukiko Ebata | Volleyball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2008–— | 81.9 |
| 173 | Yuko Arakida | Volleyball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1972–1978 | 81.6 |
| 174 | Hui Ruoqi | Volleyball | 🇨🇳 China | 2009–2017 | 81.6 |
| 175 | Trévor Clévenot | Volleyball | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–— | 81.5 |
| 176 | Cecilia Tait | Volleyball | 🇵🇪 Peru | 1978–1992 | 81.5 |
| 177 | Kimberly Hill | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–— | 81.5 |
| 180 | Jelena Blagojević | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2006–2021 | 81.1 |
| 186 | Baik Myung-sun | Volleyball | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1972–1980 | 81 |
| 189 | Júlia Bergmann | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2018–— | 80.8 |
| 190 | Oleg Antonov | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2007–— | 80.7 |
| 191 | Bernard Rajzman | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1975–1984 | 80.7 |
| 192 | Amauri Ribeiro | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2002 | 80.7 |
| 196 | Saori Kimura | Volleyball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2003–2016 | 80.3 |
| 198 | Byon Kyung-ja | Volleyball | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1972–1980 | 80.1 |
| 201 | Andrea Giani | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1986–2007 | 79.9 |
| 202 | Rosir Calderón | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 2004–2018 | 79.9 |
| 211 | Bianka Buša | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2012–— | 79.5 |
| 214 | Jordan Larson | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–— | 79.4 |
| 215 | Kim Yeon-koung | Volleyball | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2005–— | 79.3 |
| 223 | Facundo Conte | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2008–— | 79 |
| 224 | Sergey Tetyukhin | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1993–2018 | 78.7 |
| 230 | Goran Vujević | Volleyball | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1988–2004 | 78.1 |
| 236 | Zoya Yusova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Soviet Union | 1970–1982 | 76.9 |
| 242 | Wilfredo León | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2007–— | 76.2 |
| 244 | Osmany Juantorena | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2003–2023 | 75.7 |
| 246 | Krystyna Czajkowska | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1959–1970 | 74.7 |
| 247 | Halina Aszkiełowicz-Wojno | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1962–1972 | 74.7 |
| 249 | Gabriela Guimarães | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2012–— | 73.8 |
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