Póta vs Waldner
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Waldner wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Póta wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Waldner leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. “The Mozart of table tennis” — Olympic gold in 1992 and a legend in China.
Póta — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
Category breakdown
Season form · Titles per season
Career timeline · Titles per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Setting the pace at age 22
No verified birth date for Póta — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 22, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | PótaActive | WaldnerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European Championship medals | 3 | — |
| Hungarian titles | 12 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 4 | — |
| World ranking peak | 18 | — |
| European team medals | 3 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World singles titles | — | 2 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Olympic medals | — | 2 |
| European titles | — | 3 |
| Seasons at elite level | — | 30 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 93 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 98 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 92 |
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