- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1951–1964
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
GOAT Rank · 223
Greatest athletes of the 1950s
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1955
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1954–1966
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1959–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1959–1970
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1952–1958
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1952–1966
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1964
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1960
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1955–1962
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1960
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1951
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1950–1964
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1950–1979
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1957
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1956–1961
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1956–1961
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1958–1970
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1956–1971
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 60.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1952–1958
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1952–1959
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 60.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1959–1966
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 58.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1959–1966
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 76.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 58.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3525 | Josef Dvořáček | Table Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1951–1964 | 74.4 |
| 3526 | Giuseppe Farina | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1950–1955 | 70.2 |
| 3619 | Oldřich Blecha | Table Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1954–1966 | 73.5 |
| 3629 | Dan Gurney | Formula 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1959–1970 | 71.5 |
| 3661 | Krystyna Czajkowska | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1959–1970 | 69.4 |
| 3688 | Mike Hawthorn | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1952–1958 | 68.0 |
| 3690 | Zoltán Berczik | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1952–1966 | 71.9 |
| 3761 | Maurice Trintignant | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1950–1964 | 71.1 |
| 3777 | Froilán González | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1950–1960 | 67.8 |
| 3808 | Tazuko Abe | Table Tennis | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1955–1962 | 68.8 |
| 3816 | José Froilán González | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1950–1960 | 66.9 |
| 3824 | Luigi Fagioli | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1950–1951 | 66.3 |
| 3826 | Ichiro Ogimura | Table Tennis | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1950–1964 | 68.4 |
| 3832 | Jack Fleck | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1979 | 68.6 |
| 3839 | Piero Taruffi | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1950–1957 | 67.2 |
| 3842 | Tony Brooks | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1956–1961 | 65.3 |
| 3860 | Wolfgang von Trips | Formula 1 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1956–1961 | 64.3 |
| 3863 | Bruce McLaren | Formula 1 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1958–1970 | 67.5 |
| 3873 | Jo Bonnier | Formula 1 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1956–1971 | 68.8 |
| 3896 | Peter Collins | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1952–1958 | 64.0 |
| 3928 | Jean Behra | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1952–1959 | 64.2 |
| 3946 | Innes Ireland | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1959–1966 | 63.0 |
| 3959 | Trevor Taylor | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1959–1966 | 61.5 |
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