Olympic medals
3
World Championship medals
4
Asian Games golds
3
Career high world ranking
2
Years at the top level
17
Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 80
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 55 | |
| 1989 | 64 | |
| 1990 | 74 | |
| 1991 | 84 | |
| 1992 | 92 | |
| 1993 | 96 | |
| 1994 | 90 | |
| 1995 | 88 | |
| 1996 | 86 | |
| 1997 | 84 | |
| 1998 | 80 | |
| 1999 | 76 | |
| 2000 | 70 | |
| 2001 | 64 | |
| 2002 | 58 | |
| 2003 | 50 | |
| 2004 | 44 |
Data sources
- ITTF
- Olympedia
- World Table Tennis
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Kim Taek-soo ranks #66 in Table Tennis
Kim Taek-soo ranks #66 in Table Tennis and #3717 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 82.7/100.
The verified career covers 1988–2004 and 17 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Peak the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic medals 3, World Championship medals 4, Asian Games golds 3, Career high world ranking 2.
Nearest context: ahead Lin Shidong (82.7); behind Kasumi Ishikawa (82.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Kim Taek-soo GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Kim T. comparisons
Kim Taek-soo — frequently asked
- Is Kim Taek-soo the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Kim Taek-soo ranks #66 in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 82.7/100, behind Ma Long (97.3).
- What is Kim Taek-soo's GOAT Score?
- 82.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%).
- Where does Kim Taek-soo rank all time?
- #3717 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #66 in Table Tennis.
- Kim Taek-soo vs Lin Shidong: who ranks higher?
- Kim Taek-soo ranks higher at 82.7 versus Lin Shidong at 82.7, a margin of 0.0 points.