Category profile
- Dominance
- 94
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 96
- Statistics
- 94
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 50 | |
| 1930 | 60 | |
| 1931 | 70 | |
| 1932 | 79 | |
| 1933 | 89 | |
| 1934 | 99 | |
| 1935 | 96 | |
| 1936 | 92 | |
| 1937 | 89 | |
| 1938 | 85 | |
| 1939 | 82 | |
| 1940 | 78 | |
| 1941 | 75 | |
| 1942 | 71 | |
| 1943 | 68 | |
| 1944 | 65 | |
| 1945 | 61 | |
| 1946 | 58 | |
| 1947 | 54 | |
| 1948 | 51 | |
| 1949 | 47 | |
| 1950 | 44 | |
| 1951 | 40 | |
| 1952 | 37 | |
| 1953 | 33 | |
| 1954 | 30 |
Data sources
- ITTF official records
- World Table Tennis rankings
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Viktor Barna ranks #3 in Table Tennis
Viktor Barna ranks #3 in Table Tennis and #2905 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 93.6/100.
The verified career covers 1929–1954 and 26 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World singles titles 5, World titles in all events 22, World team titles 8, English Open titles 5.
Nearest context: ahead Jan-Ove Waldner (94.1); behind Deng Yaping (91.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Viktor Barna GOAT Score explained
- Dominance94/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours96/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Barna comparisons
Viktor Barna — frequently asked
- Is Viktor Barna the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Viktor Barna ranks #3 in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 93.6/100, behind Ma Long (97.3).
- What is Viktor Barna's GOAT Score?
- 93.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 94 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 96 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Viktor Barna rank all time?
- #2905 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #3 in Table Tennis.
- Viktor Barna vs Jan-Ove Waldner: who ranks higher?
- Jan-Ove Waldner ranks higher at 94.1 versus Viktor Barna at 93.6, a margin of 0.5 points.