- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1980–1991
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
GOAT Rank · 71
Greatest athletes from South Korea
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2014
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 98.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 99.0
- Longevity
- 99.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2007–2016
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 97.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2021
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1972–1980
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1972–1980
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–2021
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2007–2016
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1996–2016
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1972–1980
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2020
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2019
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2008–2023
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1999–2014
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2020
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2019
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2020
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1983–1990
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1985–1996
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1995–2012
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2020
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2018
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2020
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–2021
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2017
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–2020
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2018
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2002–2016
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502 | Chang Jung-koo | Boxing | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1980–1991 | 84.4 |
| 1371 | Park Ji-sung | Football | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2000–2014 | 79.1 |
| 2523 | Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–— | 87.7 |
| 3076 | Lee "Flash" Young-ho | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2007–2016 | 78.9 |
| 3122 | Inbee Park | Golf | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2006–— | 76.8 |
| 3151 | Bang | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–2021 | 79.6 |
| 3197 | Baik Myung-sun | Volleyball | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1972–1980 | 74.2 |
| 3198 | Chang Hee-sook | Volleyball | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1972–1980 | 74.2 |
| 3221 | Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2014–2021 | 78.9 |
| 3231 | Lee Young-ho | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2007–2016 | 77.5 |
| 3234 | ShowMaker | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2018–— | 78.6 |
| 3236 | Se Ri Pak | Golf | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1996–2016 | 76.2 |
| 3247 | Byon Kyung-ja | Volleyball | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1972–1980 | 73.7 |
| 3258 | Peanut | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2015–— | 79.0 |
| 3294 | Song "Smeb" Kyung-ho | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–2020 | 77.8 |
| 3304 | Kim "PraY" Jong-in | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2019 | 78.2 |
| 3307 | Kim Yeon-koung | Volleyball | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2005–— | 74.5 |
| 3308 | So Yeon Ryu | Golf | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2008–2023 | 74.7 |
| 3357 | Ryu Seung-min | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1999–2014 | 75.9 |
| 3372 | Joo Se-hyuk | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1998–2020 | 77.3 |
| 3383 | Hong "MadLife" Min-gi | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2019 | 77.1 |
| 3384 | Go "Score" Dong-bin | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2020 | 78.2 |
| 3391 | Yang Young-ja | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1983–1990 | 73.9 |
| 3399 | Ryu "Keria" Min-seok | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2019–— | 75.8 |
| 3408 | Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2016–— | 76.8 |
| 3414 | Yoo Nam-kyu | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1985–1996 | 75.0 |
| 3434 | Kim Kyung-ah | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1995–2012 | 76.5 |
| 3437 | Kang "GorillA" Beom-hyeon | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–2020 | 76.3 |
| 3449 | Jaedong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2006–2019 | 75.7 |
| 3451 | Sung Hyun Park | Golf | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–— | 70.8 |
| 3453 | Kim "Canyon" Geon-bu | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2019–— | 75.4 |
| 3464 | Lee "Scout" Ye-chan | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2015–— | 76.4 |
| 3480 | Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2019–— | 74.9 |
| 3485 | PraY | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2018 | 75.5 |
| 3503 | Kim Taek-soo | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1988–2004 | 75.4 |
| 3517 | Cho "Mata" Se-hyeong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2020 | 74.8 |
| 3524 | Khan | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2014–2021 | 75.0 |
| 3528 | Kim "Doinb" Tae-sang | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2014–— | 75.8 |
| 3529 | Jo "CoreJJ" Yong-in | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2014–— | 76.2 |
| 3530 | Jung "Impact" Eon-yeong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–— | 77.1 |
| 3539 | Teddy | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2015–— | 75.5 |
| 3546 | Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2021–— | 73.6 |
| 3568 | Bae "Bengi" Seong-ung | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2017 | 73.4 |
| 3570 | Kiin | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2017–— | 75.1 |
| 3577 | Bae "Bang" Jun-sik | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2014–2020 | 73.7 |
| 3625 | Choi "Zeus" Woo-je | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2021–— | 72.3 |
| 3634 | Kang "TheShy" Seung-lok | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2017–— | 73.5 |
| 3654 | Deft | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–— | 74.9 |
| 3657 | Kang "Ambition" Chan-yong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2018 | 73.3 |
| 3666 | Dang Ye-seo | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2002–2016 | 73.0 |
Compare the leaders
Chang Jung-koo vs Park Ji-sungRead the full methodology
Sport lists use the raw In-Sport GOAT Score. Cross-sport lists use the official competition-depth adjustment. No scores are recalculated for this page.
Read the full methodologyFrequently asked questions
How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
Only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible.
Related rankings
Greatest athletes of all timeGreatest female of all timeGreatest male of all timeGreatest Boxing athletes of all timeGreatest Swimming athletes of all timeGreatest Football athletes of all timeGreatest Tennis athletes of all timeGreatest Golf athletes of all timeGreatest Formula 1 athletes of all timeGreatest Esports athletes of all timeGreatest Basketball athletes of all timeGreatest Baseball athletes of all time