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Table Tennis · Table tennis · United Kingdom

Jack Carrington

1935–1955 · England international and an influential coaching writer on the sport.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
77.7
Cultural & brand footprint 38/100 · total legacy 65.8
World Championship appearances
6
England caps
70
English national medals
4
Coaching books written
8
Career span in years
21

Category profile

Dominance
68
Peak
84
Longevity
86
Honours
72
Statistics
82

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
19372
19383
19394
19404
19413
19423
19433
19442
19452
19462
19471
19481

Data sources

  • ITTF
  • Olympedia
  • Table Tennis England

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Jack Carrington ranks #42 in Table Tennis

Jack Carrington ranks 42nd among Table Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 2127th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 77.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 68, Peak 84, Longevity 86, Honours 72, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Table Tennis reference universe of 296 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1935–1955 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1939, which sets the Peak component at 84. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world championship appearances 6, england caps 70, english national medals 4, coaching books written 8.

Immediately ahead sits Dora Beregi on 77.8, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Tazuko Abe on 77.6. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Jack Carrington GOAT Score explained

Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Carrington stood above the field while competing. Scored 68/100 against the full Table Tennis cohort.
Peak84/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1939. Scored 84/100.
Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
Honours72/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.

Jack Carrington — frequently asked

Is Jack Carrington the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Jack Carrington ranks 42nd in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 77.7, behind Ma Long on 97.3.
What is Jack Carrington's GOAT Score?
77.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Jack Carrington rank all time?
2127th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 42nd within Table Tennis.
Jack Carrington vs Dora Beregi: who ranks higher?
Dora Beregi, on 77.8 against Jack Carrington's 77.7 — a margin of 0.1 points.
Compare with Ma Long