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Table Tennis · Singles · Germany

Dimitrij Ovtcharov

2003–present · The first non-Asian world No. 1 of the modern ranking era.

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

Pure sporting data
67.3
Cultural & brand footprint 38/100 · total legacy 62.0
Olympic medals
4
European Championship singles titles
2
World Cup titles
1
European team titles
6
Months at No. 1
6
ITTF Tour titles
16

Category profile

Dominance
66
Peak
76
Longevity
82
Honours
68
Statistics
72

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
20083
20094
20105
20114
20126
20135
20145
20156
20164
20174
20183
20193
20202
20212
20221
20231

Data sources

  • ITTF
  • Olympedia
  • Olympics.com

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

Why Dimitrij Ovtcharov ranks #34 in Table Tennis

Dimitrij Ovtcharov ranks 34th among Table Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 996th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 72.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 66, Peak 76, Longevity 82, Honours 68, Statistics 72. Those categories are normalised against the full Table Tennis reference universe of 295 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 2003–present with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2012, which sets the Peak component at 76. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 82 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic medals 4, european championship singles titles 2, world cup titles 1, european team titles 6.

Immediately ahead sits Wang Chuqin on 79.1, a gap of 6.6 points. Directly behind is Liu Guoliang on 74.8. 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.

Dimitrij Ovtcharov GOAT Score explained

Dominance66/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Ovtcharov stood above the field while competing. Scored 66/100 against the full Table Tennis cohort.
Peak76/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2012. Scored 76/100.
Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 23 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
Honours68/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 68/100.
Statistics72/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 72/100.

Dimitrij Ovtcharov — frequently asked

Is Dimitrij Ovtcharov the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Dimitrij Ovtcharov ranks 34th in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 72.5, behind Ma Long on 97.3.
What is Dimitrij Ovtcharov's GOAT Score?
72.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 66 (25%), Peak 76 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 68 (20%), Statistics 72 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Dimitrij Ovtcharov rank all time?
996th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 34th within Table Tennis.
Dimitrij Ovtcharov vs Wang Chuqin: who ranks higher?
Wang Chuqin, on 79.1 against Dimitrij Ovtcharov's 72.5 — a margin of 6.6 points.
Compare with Ma Long