- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1980–2016
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 98.0
GOAT Rank · 14
Greatest Table Tennis Players from Sweden
This ranking is led by Jan-Ove Waldner, Kristian Karlsson and Stellan Bengtsson. GOAT Rank currently ranks 14 eligible Table Tennis players from Sweden using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Jan-Ove Waldner ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 94.1.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1985
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2001–2021
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1946–1958
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1960–1974
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1982–1996
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1982–2011
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1996
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1984–2009
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 74.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 68.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 76.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 68.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 56.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jan-Ove Waldner | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1980–2016 | 94.1 |
| 24 | Kristian Karlsson | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2008–active | 84.8 |
| 60 | Stellan Bengtsson | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1968–1985 | 82.8 |
| 63 | Matilda Ekholm | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2001–2021 | 82.8 |
| 70 | Tage Flisberg | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1946–1958 | 82.5 |
| 84 | Mattias Falck | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2008–active | 81.5 |
| 102 | Hans Alser | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1960–1974 | 80.3 |
| 110 | Erik Lindh | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1982–1996 | 79.8 |
| 142 | Anton Källberg | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2013–active | 77.3 |
| 145 | Jörgen Persson | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1982–2011 | 77.0 |
| 154 | Mattias Karlsson | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2006–active | 76.4 |
| 166 | Mikael Appelgren | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1977–1996 | 74.2 |
| 174 | Peter Karlsson | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1984–2009 | 70.1 |
| 176 | Truls Möregårdh | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2017–active | 64.9 |
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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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