- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1943–1966
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 28
Greatest Athletes from Hungary
This ranking is led by Ferenc Puskás, László Cseh and Tamás Darnyi. GOAT Rank currently ranks 28 eligible athletes from Hungary using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Ferenc Puskás ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 91.8.
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- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2003–2021
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1985–1993
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2004–2023
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1988–1996
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1958–1974
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1946–1967
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1965–1985
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2004–2016
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2007
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2009–2022
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2010–2021
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1938–1957
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1929–1954
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1987–2000
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–2021
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1969–1983
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1975–1988
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1990
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1984–2008
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1971–1990
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1985
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1969–1988
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1952–1966
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1928–1939
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1997–2008
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 74.0
- Dominance
- 52.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 52.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Ferenc Puskás | Football | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1943–1966 | 91.8 |
| 486 | László Cseh | Swimming | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2003–2021 | 84.8 |
| 493 | Tamás Darnyi | Swimming | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1985–1993 | 84.7 |
| 547 | Katinka Hosszú | Swimming | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2004–2023 | 84.3 |
| 564 | Krisztina Egerszegi | Swimming | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1988–1996 | 84.2 |
| 736 | Flórián Albert | Football | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1958–1974 | 83.3 |
| 804 | László Kubala | Football | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1946–1967 | 82.9 |
| 943 | László Fazekas | Football | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1965–1985 | 82.3 |
| 1189 | Dániel Gyurta | Swimming | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2004–2016 | 81.0 |
| 1581 | Adrián Annus | Athletics | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1993–2007 | 79.0 |
| 1682 | Kristóf Milák | Swimming | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2016–active | 78.5 |
| 1762 | Boglárka Kapás | Swimming | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2009–2022 | 78.1 |
| 2002 | Richárd Bohus | Swimming | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2010–2021 | 77.2 |
| 2578 | József Asbóth | Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1938–1957 | 74.8 |
| 2905 | Viktor Barna | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1929–1954 | 73.0 |
| 3047 | István Bagyula | Athletics | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1987–2000 | 71.9 |
| 3158 | Balázs Baji | Athletics | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2008–2021 | 70.7 |
| 3591 | István Jónyer | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1969–1983 | 65.8 |
| 3615 | István Boros | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1975–1988 | 65.6 |
| 3678 | Zoltán Bubonyi | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1977–1990 | 64.9 |
| 3778 | Csilla Bátorfi | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1984–2008 | 64.0 |
| 3786 | Gábor Gergely | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1971–1990 | 63.9 |
| 3864 | Judit Magos | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1968–1985 | 63.0 |
| 3871 | Tibor Klampár | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1969–1988 | 62.9 |
| 3917 | Zoltán Berczik | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1952–1966 | 62.3 |
| 3959 | Ernő Földi | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1928–1939 | 61.8 |
| 4061 | Ádám "torzsi" Torzsás | Esports | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2019–active | 60.3 |
| 4384 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Formula 1 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1997–2008 | 51.8 |
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