- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2021
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
GOAT Rank · 117
Greatest retired Table Tennis Players
This ranking is led by Jan-Ove Waldner, Viktor Barna and Deng Yaping. GOAT Rank currently ranks 117 eligible Table Tennis players 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
- 2002–2014
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 83.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2014
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2011–2021
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1961–1976
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2003–2023
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1994–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2003–2019
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 79.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1991–2002
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1999–2015
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1991–2021
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- 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
- 1996–2016
- Country
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1991–2006
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 73.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1995–2024
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 74.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1984–2009
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 74.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 68.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | Iveta Vacenovská | Table Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 2000–2021 | 76.8 |
| 150 | Xu Yingying | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2002–2014 | 76.8 |
| 151 | Wang Hao | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1998–2014 | 76.7 |
| 152 | Fang Bo | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2011–2021 | 76.6 |
| 153 | Chester Barnes | Table Tennis | 🏴 England | 1961–1976 | 76.5 |
| 155 | Xu Xin | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2003–2023 | 76.2 |
| 156 | Wang Chen | Table Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2012 | 76.0 |
| 158 | Liu Shiwen | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2004–2021 | 75.5 |
| 159 | Patrick Baum | Table Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2003–2019 | 75.4 |
| 161 | Liu Guoliang | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1991–2002 | 74.8 |
| 163 | Guo Yue | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1999–2015 | 74.6 |
| 164 | Vladimir Samsonov | Table Tennis | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 1991–2021 | 74.5 |
| 166 | Mikael Appelgren | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1977–1996 | 74.2 |
| 167 | Martin Bratanov | Table Tennis | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 1996–2016 | 74.0 |
| 168 | Kong Linghui | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1991–2006 | 73.8 |
| 169 | Timo Boll | Table Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1995–2024 | 72.6 |
| 174 | Peter Karlsson | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1984–2009 | 70.1 |
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Jan-Ove Waldner vs Viktor BarnaRead the full methodology
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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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