- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1985
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
GOAT Rank · 11
Greatest Table Tennis Players who debuted in the 1970s
This ranking is led by Guo Yuehua, Cai Zhenhua and István Boros. GOAT Rank currently ranks 11 eligible Table Tennis players who debuted in the 1970s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Guo Yuehua ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 86.5.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1979–1989
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1975–1988
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1990
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1997
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1971–1990
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1978–1990
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1974–1994
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1971–1985
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1975–1996
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Yugoslavia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1996
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Guo Yuehua | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1977–1985 | 86.5 |
| 12 | Cai Zhenhua | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1979–1989 | 86.3 |
| 38 | István Boros | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1975–1988 | 84.1 |
| 52 | Zoltán Bubonyi | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1977–1990 | 83.2 |
| 73 | Andrzej Grubba | Table Tennis | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1977–1997 | 82.2 |
| 79 | Gábor Gergely | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1971–1990 | 81.9 |
| 93 | Carmen Crișan | Table Tennis | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1978–1990 | 80.8 |
| 97 | Desmond Douglas | Table Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1974–1994 | 80.6 |
| 103 | Claude Bergeret | Table Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1971–1985 | 80.2 |
| 112 | Zoran Kalinić | Table Tennis | 🇷🇸 Yugoslavia | 1975–1996 | 79.7 |
| 166 | Mikael Appelgren | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1977–1996 | 74.2 |
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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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