GOAT Rank · 32

Greatest athletes from New Zealand

This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.

#AthleteGOAT Score

426

87.1

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

453

88.1

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

513

86.9

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

711

87.1

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

756

86.6

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

772

84.6

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

807

86.4

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

941

83.6

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

945

85.6

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

1065

Brendon McCullum

83.4

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

1345

Stewie Dempster

82.1

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

1366

77.9

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

1387

81.2

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

1394

82.1

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

1434

80.6

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

1551

80.9

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

1628

Martin Donnelly

79.8

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

1646

80.2

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

1671

81.4

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

1682

78.6

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

1744

Kane Williamson

80.1

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

1827

80.1

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

2030

Anthony Wilding

75.8

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

3090

79.6

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

3282

Brendon Hartley

76.1

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

3313

73.9

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

3353

74.3

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

3462

Michael Campbell

72.7

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

3582

71.7

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

3851

68.1

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

3863

67.5

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

3981

54.2

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
426	Valerie Adams	Athletics	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2001–2022	87.1
453	Debbie Hockley	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1979–2000	88.1
513	Sophie Devine	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2006–—	86.9
711	Suzie Bates	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2006–—	87.1
756	Ross Taylor	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2006–2022	86.6
772	Trent Boult	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2011–—	84.6
807	Tim Southee	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2008–2024	86.4
941	Richard Hadlee	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1972–1990	83.6
945	Daniel Vettori	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1996–2015	85.6
1065	Brendon McCullum	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2001–2016	83.4
1345	Stewie Dempster	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1921–1947	82.1
1366	Peter Snell	Athletics	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1957–1965	77.9
1387	Martin Crowe	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1982–1995	81.2
1394	Roger Blunt	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1917–1936	82.1
1434	Devon Conway	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2008–—	80.6
1551	Chris Cairns	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1989–2006	80.9
1628	Martin Donnelly	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1936–1961	79.8
1646	Tom Blundell	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2013–—	80.2
1671	Bevan Congdon	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1960–1978	81.4
1682	Lauren Boyle	Swimming	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2005–2017	78.6
1744	Kane Williamson	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2010–—	80.1
1827	Jeremy Coney	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1971–1987	80.1
2030	Anthony Wilding	Tennis	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1906–1914	75.8
3090	Bob Charles	Golf	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1954–2010	79.6
3282	Brendon Hartley	Formula 1	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2017–—	76.1
3313	Lydia Ko	Golf	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2013–—	73.9
3353	Denny Hulme	Formula 1	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1965–1974	74.3
3462	Michael Campbell	Golf	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1993–2016	72.7
3582	Ryan Fox	Golf	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2013–—	71.7
3851	Chris Amon	Formula 1	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1963–1976	68.1
3863	Bruce McLaren	Formula 1	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1958–1970	67.5
3981	Liam Lawson	Formula 1	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2019–—	54.2

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Valerie Adams vs Debbie Hockley

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How is this ranking calculated?

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

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Only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible.

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