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Table Tennis · Doubles · Japan

Tazuko Abe

1955–1962 · World Championship doubles medallist during Japan's golden era.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
77.6
Cultural & brand footprint 38/100 · total legacy 63.3
World Championship golds
1
World Championship medals
3
Team world titles
1
National titles
2
Seasons at international level
8

Category profile

Dominance
74
Peak
86
Longevity
68
Honours
80
Statistics
82

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
19569
19576
19584
19593
19605
19617
196210

Data sources

  • ITTF
  • Olympedia
  • ITTF Museum

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

Why Tazuko Abe ranks #43 in Table Tennis

Tazuko Abe ranks 43rd among Table Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 2130th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 77.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 86, Longevity 68, Honours 80, 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 1955–1962 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1962, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak 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 golds 1, world championship medals 3, team world titles 1, national titles 2.

Immediately ahead sits Jack Carrington on 77.7, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Zhang Jike on 77.0. 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.

Tazuko Abe GOAT Score explained

Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Abe stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Table Tennis cohort.
Peak86/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1962. Scored 86/100.
Longevity68/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 68/100.
Honours80/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.

Tazuko Abe — frequently asked

Is Tazuko Abe the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Tazuko Abe ranks 43rd in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 77.6, behind Ma Long on 97.3.
What is Tazuko Abe's GOAT Score?
77.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 68 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Tazuko Abe rank all time?
2130th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 43rd within Table Tennis.
Tazuko Abe vs Jack Carrington: who ranks higher?
Jack Carrington, on 77.7 against Tazuko Abe's 77.6 — a margin of 0.1 points.
Compare with Ma Long