- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2018
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
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.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Chang Jung-koo ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 84.3.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2002–2016
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 1999–2012
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–2019
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–2023
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2017–2023
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2022
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2018
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2020
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1983–1994
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2019
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–2023
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2021
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2021
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3881 | Kang "Ambition" Chan-yong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2018 | 62.8 |
| 3891 | Dang Ye-seo | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2002–2016 | 62.6 |
| 3900 | BoxeR | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1999–2012 | 62.5 |
| 3903 | Lee "Wolf" Jae-wan | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2014–2019 | 62.5 |
| 3906 | Tarzan | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2017–active | 62.5 |
| 3907 | Ghost | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2015–2023 | 62.5 |
| 3927 | Cho "BeryL" Geon-hee | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2017–active | 62.2 |
| 3931 | Clid | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2017–2023 | 62.2 |
| 3944 | Kuro | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–2022 | 62.0 |
| 3946 | Rookie | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–active | 61.9 |
| 3949 | Jang "MaRin" Gyeong-hwan | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–2018 | 61.9 |
| 3950 | Heo "Pawn" Won-seok | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–2020 | 61.9 |
| 3957 | Hyun Jung-hwa | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1983–1994 | 61.8 |
| 3974 | Gu "imp" Seung-bin | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–2019 | 61.6 |
| 3975 | Jang "Nuguri" Ha-gwon | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2018–2023 | 61.6 |
| 3999 | Life | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2019–active | 61.3 |
| 4002 | Chovy | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2018–active | 61.2 |
| 4013 | Jin Young Ko | Golf | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–active | 61.1 |
| 4059 | Shin Yu-bin | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2019–active | 60.4 |
| 4129 | Cho Dae-seong | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2016–active | 59.1 |
| 4133 | Rich | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2021 | 59.1 |
| 4152 | Kramer | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–2021 | 58.7 |
| 4190 | Heo "ShowMaker" Su | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2018–active | 57.9 |
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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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According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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