- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1985
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
GOAT Rank · 275
Greatest athletes of the 1960s
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1980
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1963–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1963–1973
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1964–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1985
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1969–1988
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1964–1970
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1962–1972
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1960–1974
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1967–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1966–1979
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1962–1971
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1961–1976
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1963–1976
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1963–1971
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1960–1967
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1966–1974
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1969–1973
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1964–1974
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1961–1967
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1967–1977
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 60.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 58.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1963–1968
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1962–1980
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 42.0
- Dominance
- 38.0
- Statistics
- 44.0
- Honours
- 34.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1962–1978
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 26.0
- Dominance
- 24.0
- Statistics
- 28.0
- Honours
- 18.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3487 | Stellan Bengtsson | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1968–1985 | 74.7 |
| 3533 | Zlatko Čordaš | Table Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1968–1980 | 74.3 |
| 3554 | Charles Coody | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–1999 | 73.6 |
| 3557 | Nobuhiko Hasegawa | Table Tennis | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1963–1973 | 72.1 |
| 3639 | Lou Graham | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–1990 | 72.0 |
| 3643 | Judit Magos | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1968–1985 | 73.5 |
| 3648 | Tibor Klampár | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1969–1988 | 73.6 |
| 3660 | Jochen Rindt | Formula 1 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1964–1970 | 68.9 |
| 3662 | Halina Aszkiełowicz-Wojno | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1962–1972 | 69.4 |
| 3670 | Hans Alser | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1960–1974 | 72.3 |
| 3742 | Orville Moody | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1995 | 70.6 |
| 3749 | Jacky Ickx | Formula 1 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1966–1979 | 70.4 |
| 3812 | Jo Siffert | Formula 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1962–1971 | 68.4 |
| 3846 | Chester Barnes | Table Tennis | 🏴 England | 1961–1976 | 69.5 |
| 3851 | Chris Amon | Formula 1 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1963–1976 | 68.1 |
| 3856 | Pedro Rodríguez | Formula 1 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1963–1971 | 66.8 |
| 3900 | Richie Ginther | Formula 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1960–1967 | 64.9 |
| 3907 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1966–1974 | 65.6 |
| 3919 | François Cevert | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1969–1973 | 62.8 |
| 3922 | Peter Revson | Formula 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–1974 | 65.0 |
| 3931 | Lorenzo Bandini | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1961–1967 | 63.5 |
| 3944 | Jackie Oliver | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1967–1977 | 64.7 |
| 3949 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1963–1968 | 61.0 |
| 3988 | Bo "Bosse" Larsson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1962–1980 | 45.6 |
| 3994 | Krister Kristensson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1962–1978 | 33.5 |
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