- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1999–2014
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
GOAT Rank · 10
Greatest Table Tennis 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
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2020
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- 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
- 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
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2002–2016
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 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
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ryu Seung-min | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1999–2014 | 84.7 |
| 28 | Joo Se-hyuk | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1998–2020 | 84.6 |
| 34 | Yang Young-ja | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1983–1990 | 84.3 |
| 39 | Yoo Nam-kyu | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1985–1996 | 84 |
| 45 | Kim Kyung-ah | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1995–2012 | 83.6 |
| 66 | Kim Taek-soo | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1988–2004 | 82.7 |
| 101 | Dang Ye-seo | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2002–2016 | 80.3 |
| 116 | Hyun Jung-hwa | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1983–1994 | 79.2 |
| 141 | Shin Yu-bin | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2019–— | 77.4 |
| 157 | Cho Dae-seong | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2016–— | 75.8 |
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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.
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