GOAT Rank · 73

Greatest Athletes from South Korea

This ranking is led by Chang Jung-koo, Son Heung-min and Park Ji-sung. GOAT Rank currently ranks 73 eligible athletes from South Korea using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Chang Jung-koo ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 84.3.

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558

Chang Jung-koo

84.3

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1980–1991
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Chang Jung-koo

1247

Son Heung-min

80.7

Sport: Football
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 65.0
Longevity: 85.0

Athlete: Son Heung-min

1497

Park Ji-sung

79.4

Sport: Football
Career: 2000–2014
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Park Ji-sung

2701

Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok

74.1

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 97.0
Dominance: 98.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 99.0
Longevity: 99.0

Athlete: Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok

2907

Kim Min-jae

73.0

Sport: Football
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 75.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Kim Min-jae

3271

Lee "Flash" Young-ho

69.4

Sport: Esports
Career: 2007–2016
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 97.0
Statistics: 95.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Lee "Flash" Young-ho

3318

Inbee Park

68.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 2006–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Inbee Park

3347

Bang

68.6

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–2021
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Bang

3395

Baik Myung-sun

68.0

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1972–1980
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Baik Myung-sun

3396

Chang Hee-sook

68.0

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1972–1980
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Chang Hee-sook

3420

Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hong

67.7

Sport: Esports
Career: 2014–2021
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hong

3431

Lee Young-ho

67.5

Sport: Esports
Career: 2007–2016
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Lee Young-ho

3434

ShowMaker

67.5

Sport: Esports
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: ShowMaker

3436

Se Ri Pak

67.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 1996–2016
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Se Ri Pak

3447

Byon Kyung-ja

67.3

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1972–1980
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Byon Kyung-ja

3459

Peanut

67.2

Sport: Esports
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

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

Athlete: Peanut

3495

Song "Smeb" Kyung-ho

66.8

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–2020
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Song "Smeb" Kyung-ho

3505

Kim "PraY" Jong-in

66.7

Sport: Esports
Career: 2012–2019
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Kim "PraY" Jong-in

3508

Kim Yeon-koung

66.6

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2005–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Kim Yeon-koung

3509

So Yeon Ryu

66.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 2008–2023
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: So Yeon Ryu

3560

Ryu Seung-min

66.1

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1999–2014
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Ryu Seung-min

3575

Joo Se-hyuk

66.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1998–2020
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

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

Athlete: Joo Se-hyuk

3586

Hong "MadLife" Min-gi

65.9

Sport: Esports
Career: 2012–2019
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Hong "MadLife" Min-gi

3587

Go "Score" Dong-bin

65.9

Sport: Esports
Career: 2012–2020
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Go "Score" Dong-bin

3595

Yang Young-ja

65.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1983–1990
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Yang Young-ja

3603

Ryu "Keria" Min-seok

65.7

Sport: Esports
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Ryu "Keria" Min-seok

3612

Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk

65.6

Sport: Esports
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk

3619

Yoo Nam-kyu

65.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1985–1996
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

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

Athlete: Yoo Nam-kyu

3641

Kim Kyung-ah

65.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1995–2012
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

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

Athlete: Kim Kyung-ah

3644

Kang "GorillA" Beom-hyeon

65.2

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–2020
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Kang "GorillA" Beom-hyeon

3659

Jaedong

65.0

Sport: Esports
Career: 2006–2019
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Jaedong

3661

Sung Hyun Park

65.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Sung Hyun Park

3663

Kim "Canyon" Geon-bu

65.0

Sport: Esports
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Kim "Canyon" Geon-bu

3674

Lee "Scout" Ye-chan

64.9

Sport: Esports
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Lee "Scout" Ye-chan

3692

Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong

64.7

Sport: Esports
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong

3697

PraY

64.7

Sport: Esports
Career: 2012–2018
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: PraY

3717

Kim Taek-soo

64.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1988–2004
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

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

Athlete: Kim Taek-soo

3733

Cho "Mata" Se-hyeong

64.4

Sport: Esports
Career: 2012–2020
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Cho "Mata" Se-hyeong

3740

Khan

64.4

Sport: Esports
Career: 2014–2021
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

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

Athlete: Khan

3745

Kim "Doinb" Tae-sang

64.3

Sport: Esports
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

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

Athlete: Kim "Doinb" Tae-sang

3746

Jo "CoreJJ" Yong-in

64.3

Sport: Esports
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Jo "CoreJJ" Yong-in

3747

Jung "Impact" Eon-yeong

64.3

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Jung "Impact" Eon-yeong

3756

Teddy

64.2

Sport: Esports
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 89.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Teddy

3763

Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun

64.1

Sport: Esports
Career: 2021–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun

3785

Bae "Bengi" Seong-ung

63.9

Sport: Esports
Career: 2012–2017
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Bae "Bengi" Seong-ung

3787

Kiin

63.9

Sport: Esports
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 89.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Kiin

3794

Bae "Bang" Jun-sik

63.8

Sport: Esports
Career: 2014–2020
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Bae "Bang" Jun-sik

3846

Choi "Zeus" Woo-je

63.2

Sport: Esports
Career: 2021–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Choi "Zeus" Woo-je

3855

Kang "TheShy" Seung-lok

63.1

Sport: Esports
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Kang "TheShy" Seung-lok

3878

Deft

62.8

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

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

Athlete: Deft

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
558	Chang Jung-koo	Boxing	🇰🇷 South Korea	1980–1991	84.3
1247	Son Heung-min	Football	🇰🇷 South Korea	2010–active	80.7
1497	Park Ji-sung	Football	🇰🇷 South Korea	2000–2014	79.4
2701	Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2013–active	74.1
2907	Kim Min-jae	Football	🇰🇷 South Korea	2016–active	73.0
3271	Lee "Flash" Young-ho	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2007–2016	69.4
3318	Inbee Park	Golf	🇰🇷 South Korea	2006–active	68.8
3347	Bang	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2013–2021	68.6
3395	Baik Myung-sun	Volleyball	🇰🇷 South Korea	1972–1980	68.0
3396	Chang Hee-sook	Volleyball	🇰🇷 South Korea	1972–1980	68.0
3420	Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hong	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2014–2021	67.7
3431	Lee Young-ho	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2007–2016	67.5
3434	ShowMaker	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2018–active	67.5
3436	Se Ri Pak	Golf	🇰🇷 South Korea	1996–2016	67.4
3447	Byon Kyung-ja	Volleyball	🇰🇷 South Korea	1972–1980	67.3
3459	Peanut	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2015–active	67.2
3495	Song "Smeb" Kyung-ho	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2013–2020	66.8
3505	Kim "PraY" Jong-in	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2012–2019	66.7
3508	Kim Yeon-koung	Volleyball	🇰🇷 South Korea	2005–active	66.6
3509	So Yeon Ryu	Golf	🇰🇷 South Korea	2008–2023	66.6
3560	Ryu Seung-min	Table Tennis	🇰🇷 South Korea	1999–2014	66.1
3575	Joo Se-hyuk	Table Tennis	🇰🇷 South Korea	1998–2020	66.0
3586	Hong "MadLife" Min-gi	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2012–2019	65.9
3587	Go "Score" Dong-bin	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2012–2020	65.9
3595	Yang Young-ja	Table Tennis	🇰🇷 South Korea	1983–1990	65.8
3603	Ryu "Keria" Min-seok	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2019–active	65.7
3612	Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2016–active	65.6
3619	Yoo Nam-kyu	Table Tennis	🇰🇷 South Korea	1985–1996	65.5
3641	Kim Kyung-ah	Table Tennis	🇰🇷 South Korea	1995–2012	65.2
3644	Kang "GorillA" Beom-hyeon	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2013–2020	65.2
3659	Jaedong	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2006–2019	65.0
3661	Sung Hyun Park	Golf	🇰🇷 South Korea	2012–active	65.0
3663	Kim "Canyon" Geon-bu	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2019–active	65.0
3674	Lee "Scout" Ye-chan	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2015–active	64.9
3692	Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2019–active	64.7
3697	PraY	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2012–2018	64.7
3717	Kim Taek-soo	Table Tennis	🇰🇷 South Korea	1988–2004	64.5
3733	Cho "Mata" Se-hyeong	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2012–2020	64.4
3740	Khan	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2014–2021	64.4
3745	Kim "Doinb" Tae-sang	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2014–active	64.3
3746	Jo "CoreJJ" Yong-in	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2014–active	64.3
3747	Jung "Impact" Eon-yeong	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2013–active	64.3
3756	Teddy	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2015–active	64.2
3763	Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2021–active	64.1
3785	Bae "Bengi" Seong-ung	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2012–2017	63.9
3787	Kiin	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2017–active	63.9
3794	Bae "Bang" Jun-sik	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2014–2020	63.8
3846	Choi "Zeus" Woo-je	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2021–active	63.2
3855	Kang "TheShy" Seung-lok	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2017–active	63.1
3878	Deft	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2013–active	62.8

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