Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 55 | |
| 1976 | 65 | |
| 1977 | 75 | |
| 1978 | 85 | |
| 1979 | 95 | |
| 1980 | 89 | |
| 1981 | 84 | |
| 1982 | 78 | |
| 1983 | 73 | |
| 1984 | 67 | |
| 1985 | 62 | |
| 1986 | 56 | |
| 1987 | 51 | |
| 1988 | 45 |
Data sources
- ITTF world championship records
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why István Boros ranks #38 in Table Tennis
István Boros ranks #38 in Table Tennis and #3615 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.1/100.
The verified career covers 1975–1988 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Championship gold medals 1, European Championship medals 2, Hungarian titles 3, World Championship appearances 4.
Nearest context: ahead Cao Yanhua (84.1); behind Yoo Nam-kyu (84.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
István Boros GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Boros comparisons
István Boros — frequently asked
- Is István Boros the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, István Boros ranks #38 in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 84.1/100, behind Ma Long (97.3).
- What is István Boros's GOAT Score?
- 84.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does István Boros rank all time?
- #3615 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #38 in Table Tennis.
- István Boros vs Cao Yanhua: who ranks higher?
- István Boros ranks higher at 84.1 versus Cao Yanhua at 84.1, a margin of 0.0 points.