Category profile
- Dominance
- 66
- Peak
- 78
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 68
- Statistics
- 72
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 4 | |
| 1997 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 6 | |
| 2001 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 5 | |
| 2003 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 |
Data sources
- ITTF
- Olympedia
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Vladimir Samsonov ranks #164 in Table Tennis
Vladimir Samsonov ranks #164 in Table Tennis and #4178 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 74.5/100.
The verified career covers 1991–2021 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 78/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Cup titles 3, European Championship singles titles 3, World Championship medals 2, Olympic appearances 6.
Nearest context: ahead Guo Yue (74.6); behind Ricardo Walther (74.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Vladimir Samsonov GOAT Score explained
- Dominance66/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 66/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak78/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours68/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 68/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics72/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Samsonov comparisons
Vladimir Samsonov — frequently asked
- Is Vladimir Samsonov the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Vladimir Samsonov ranks #164 in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 74.5/100, behind Ma Long (97.3).
- What is Vladimir Samsonov's GOAT Score?
- 74.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 66 (25%), Peak 78 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 68 (20%), Statistics 72 (15%).
- Where does Vladimir Samsonov rank all time?
- #4178 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #164 in Table Tennis.
- Vladimir Samsonov vs Guo Yue: who ranks higher?
- Guo Yue ranks higher at 74.6 versus Vladimir Samsonov at 74.5, a margin of 0.1 points.