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Table Tennis · Singles and team · Portugal

Tiago Apolónia

2002–present · European team champion with Portugal in 2014.

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

Pure sporting data
80.6
Cultural & brand footprint 38/100 · total legacy 68.2
European team titles
1
European Championship medals
3
Olympic Games
4
Career highest world ranking
16
Seasons on the pro tour
22

Category profile

Dominance
72
Peak
84
Longevity
90
Honours
76
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
200590
200670
200755
200845
200938
201030
201124
201220
201317
201416
201518
201622
201728
201834
201940
202048
202156
202264
202370

Data sources

  • ITTF
  • Olympedia
  • ITTF Museum

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

Why Tiago Apolónia ranks #25 in Table Tennis

Tiago Apolónia ranks 25th among Table Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 2052nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 84, Longevity 90, Honours 76, Statistics 84. 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 2002–present with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2005, which sets the Peak component at 84. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes european team titles 1, european championship medals 3, olympic games 4, career highest world ranking 16.

Immediately ahead sits Zhu Yuling on 80.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Chen Zhibin on 80.5. 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.

Tiago Apolónia GOAT Score explained

Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Apolónia stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Table Tennis cohort.
Peak84/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2005. Scored 84/100.
Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 24 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
Honours76/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.

Tiago Apolónia — frequently asked

Is Tiago Apolónia the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Tiago Apolónia ranks 25th in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 80.6, behind Ma Long on 97.3.
What is Tiago Apolónia's GOAT Score?
80.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Tiago Apolónia rank all time?
2052nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 25th within Table Tennis.
Tiago Apolónia vs Zhu Yuling: who ranks higher?
Tiago Apolónia, on 80.6 against Zhu Yuling's 80.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.
Compare with Ma Long