GOAT Rank · 32

Greatest Athletes from New Zealand

This ranking is led by Valerie Adams, Debbie Hockley and Sophie Devine. GOAT Rank currently ranks 32 eligible athletes from New Zealand using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Valerie Adams ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 84.8.

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480

Valerie Adams

84.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2001–2022
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Valerie Adams

509

Debbie Hockley

84.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1979–2000
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Debbie Hockley

569

Sophie Devine

84.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2006–active
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Sophie Devine

784

Suzie Bates

83.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2006–active
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Suzie Bates

831

Ross Taylor

82.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2006–2022
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Ross Taylor

850

Trent Boult

82.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Trent Boult

887

Tim Southee

82.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2008–2024
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Tim Southee

1035

Richard Hadlee

81.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1972–1990
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Richard Hadlee

1039

Daniel Vettori

81.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1996–2015
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Daniel Vettori

1171

Brendon McCullum

81.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2001–2016
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Brendon McCullum

1467

Stewie Dempster

79.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1921–1947
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Stewie Dempster

1491

Peter Snell

79.4

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1957–1965
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Peter Snell

1513

Martin Crowe

79.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1982–1995
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Martin Crowe

1520

Roger Blunt

79.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1917–1936
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Roger Blunt

1563

Devon Conway

79.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Devon Conway

1692

Chris Cairns

78.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1989–2006
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Chris Cairns

1771

Martin Donnelly

78.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1936–1961
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Martin Donnelly

1791

Tom Blundell

78.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Tom Blundell

1817

Bevan Congdon

77.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1960–1978
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bevan Congdon

1829

Lauren Boyle

77.8

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2005–2017
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Lauren Boyle

1897

Kane Williamson

77.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Kane Williamson

1982

Jeremy Coney

77.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1971–1987
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jeremy Coney

2187

Anthony Wilding

76.4

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1906–1914
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Anthony Wilding

3285

Bob Charles

69.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1954–2010
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Bob Charles

3483

Brendon Hartley

66.9

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Brendon Hartley

3514

Lydia Ko

66.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Lydia Ko

3555

Denny Hulme

66.2

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1965–1974
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Denny Hulme

3672

Michael Campbell

64.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 1993–2016
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Michael Campbell

3799

Ryan Fox

63.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Ryan Fox

4111

Chris Amon

59.5

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1963–1976
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 62.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Chris Amon

4128

Bruce McLaren

59.1

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1958–1970
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Bruce McLaren

4576

Liam Lawson

47.2

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 66.0
Dominance: 56.0
Statistics: 60.0
Honours: 52.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Liam Lawson

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
480	Valerie Adams	Athletics	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2001–2022	84.8
509	Debbie Hockley	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1979–2000	84.6
569	Sophie Devine	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2006–active	84.2
784	Suzie Bates	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2006–active	83.0
831	Ross Taylor	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2006–2022	82.8
850	Trent Boult	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2011–active	82.7
887	Tim Southee	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2008–2024	82.5
1035	Richard Hadlee	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1972–1990	81.8
1039	Daniel Vettori	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1996–2015	81.8
1171	Brendon McCullum	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2001–2016	81.1
1467	Stewie Dempster	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1921–1947	79.6
1491	Peter Snell	Athletics	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1957–1965	79.4
1513	Martin Crowe	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1982–1995	79.3
1520	Roger Blunt	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1917–1936	79.3
1563	Devon Conway	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2008–active	79.1
1692	Chris Cairns	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1989–2006	78.5
1771	Martin Donnelly	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1936–1961	78.1
1791	Tom Blundell	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2013–active	78.0
1817	Bevan Congdon	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1960–1978	77.9
1829	Lauren Boyle	Swimming	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2005–2017	77.8
1897	Kane Williamson	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2010–active	77.5
1982	Jeremy Coney	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1971–1987	77.3
2187	Anthony Wilding	Tennis	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1906–1914	76.4
3285	Bob Charles	Golf	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1954–2010	69.3
3483	Brendon Hartley	Formula 1	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2017–active	66.9
3514	Lydia Ko	Golf	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2013–active	66.5
3555	Denny Hulme	Formula 1	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1965–1974	66.2
3672	Michael Campbell	Golf	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1993–2016	64.9
3799	Ryan Fox	Golf	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2013–active	63.7
4111	Chris Amon	Formula 1	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1963–1976	59.5
4128	Bruce McLaren	Formula 1	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1958–1970	59.1
4576	Liam Lawson	Formula 1	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2019–active	47.2

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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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