- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1971–1989
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
GOAT Rank · 10
Greatest Athletes from Austria
This ranking is led by Hans Krankl, Simon Bucher and Bruno Pezzey. GOAT Rank currently ranks 10 eligible athletes from Austria using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Hans Krankl ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 86.8.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1974–1990
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1985–1999
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2011–2023
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1971–1985
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 87.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1990–2015
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1964–1970
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1984–1997
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 234 | Hans Krankl | Football | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1971–1989 | 86.8 |
| 1655 | Simon Bucher | Swimming | 🇦🇹 Austria | 2017–active | 78.7 |
| 1890 | Bruno Pezzey | Football | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1974–1990 | 77.6 |
| 1971 | Thomas Muster | Tennis | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1985–1999 | 77.3 |
| 2231 | Felix Auböck | Swimming | 🇦🇹 Austria | 2013–active | 76.2 |
| 2467 | Dominic Thiem | Tennis | 🇦🇹 Austria | 2011–2023 | 75.3 |
| 3272 | Niki Lauda | Formula 1 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1971–1985 | 69.4 |
| 3569 | Werner Schlager | Table Tennis | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1990–2015 | 66.0 |
| 3884 | Jochen Rindt | Formula 1 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1964–1970 | 62.7 |
| 4021 | Gerhard Berger | Formula 1 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1984–1997 | 61.0 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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