GOAT Rank · 933

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3627

Foluke Akinradewo

65.4

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2005–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Foluke Akinradewo

3639

Li Jiao

65.3

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1996–2020
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Li Jiao

3641

Kim Kyung-ah

65.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1995–2012
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Kim Kyung-ah

3646

Pinkie Barnes

65.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1933–1951
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Pinkie Barnes

3648

Lily Zhang

65.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Lily Zhang

3650

Nelly Korda

65.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Nelly Korda

3660

Ariya Jutanugarn

65.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇹🇭 Thailand

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Ariya Jutanugarn

3661

Sung Hyun Park

65.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Sung Hyun Park

3666

Viktoria Pavlovich

65.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1996–2016
Country: 🇧🇾 Belarus

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Viktoria Pavlovich

3667

Irina Belova

65.0

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1989–2000
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Irina Belova

3668

Bai Yang

65.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1998–2008
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Bai Yang

3677

Yang Fangxu

64.9

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2003–2016
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Yang Fangxu

3681

Ai Fukuhara

64.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1998–2018
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Ai Fukuhara

3694

Tong Ling

64.7

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1987–1993
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Tong Ling

3695

Wu Jiaduo

64.7

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2000–2016
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Wu Jiaduo

3696

Nicole Struse

64.7

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1989–2006
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Nicole Struse

3698

Cheng Hongxia

64.7

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1996–2006
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Cheng Hongxia

3701

Fujie Eguchi

64.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1954–1959
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Fujie Eguchi

3703

Katarina Johnson-Thompson

64.6

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Katarina Johnson-Thompson

3704

He Zhili

64.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1983–1994
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: He Zhili

3706

Matilda Ekholm

64.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2001–2021
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Matilda Ekholm

3708

Zoya Yusova

64.6

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1970–1982
Country: 🇷🇺 Soviet Union

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Zoya Yusova

3731

Kasumi Ishikawa

64.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2008–2023
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Kasumi Ishikawa

3732

Ni Xia Lian

64.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1983–active
Country: 🇱🇺 Luxembourg

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 98.0

Athlete: Ni Xia Lian

3734

Wu Yang

64.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2011–2019
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Wu Yang

3744

Denise Lewis

64.3

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1992–2005
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Denise Lewis

3757

Sheilla Castro

64.1

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2001–2017
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Sheilla Castro

3778

Csilla Bátorfi

64.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1984–2008
Country: 🇭🇺 Hungary

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Csilla Bátorfi

3784

Li Ju

63.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1995–2004
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Li Ju

3788

Sarah De Nutte

63.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇱🇺 Luxembourg

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Sarah De Nutte

3790

Suthasini Sawettabut

63.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇹🇭 Thailand

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Suthasini Sawettabut

3801

Ericléia Bodziak

63.7

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1992–2006
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Ericléia Bodziak

3811

Yang Ying

63.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1994–2005
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Yang Ying

3814

Miu Hirano

63.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Miu Hirano

3830

Michelle Wie

63.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 2005–2023
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Michelle Wie

3835

Helen Elliot

63.3

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1946–1957
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Helen Elliot

3849

Kosovare Asllani

63.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 64.0
Dominance: 62.0
Statistics: 64.0
Honours: 58.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Kosovare Asllani

3859

Wang Nan

63.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1995–2008
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Wang Nan

3864

Judit Magos

63.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1968–1985
Country: 🇭🇺 Hungary

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Judit Magos

3865

Carmen Crișan

63.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1978–1990
Country: 🇷🇴 Romania

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Carmen Crișan

3868

Zhu Yuling

62.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Zhu Yuling

3880

Chen Zhibin

62.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1983–1992
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Chen Zhibin

3883

Zhang Yining

62.7

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1997–2009
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Zhang Yining

3885

Krystyna Czajkowska

62.7

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1959–1970
Country: 🇵🇱 Poland

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Krystyna Czajkowska

3886

Halina Aszkiełowicz-Wojno

62.7

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1962–1972
Country: 🇵🇱 Poland

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Halina Aszkiełowicz-Wojno

3891

Dang Ye-seo

62.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2002–2016
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Dang Ye-seo

3894

Claude Bergeret

62.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1971–1985
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Claude Bergeret

3896

Hina Hayata

62.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Hina Hayata

3897

Han Ying

62.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2005–active
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Han Ying

3914

Doo Hoi Kem

62.3

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇭🇰 Hong Kong

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Doo Hoi Kem

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
3627	Foluke Akinradewo	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2021	65.4
3639	Li Jiao	Table Tennis	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1996–2020	65.3
3641	Kim Kyung-ah	Table Tennis	🇰🇷 South Korea	1995–2012	65.2
3646	Pinkie Barnes	Table Tennis	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1933–1951	65.2
3648	Lily Zhang	Table Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2010–active	65.2
3650	Nelly Korda	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2016–active	65.1
3660	Ariya Jutanugarn	Golf	🇹🇭 Thailand	2013–active	65.0
3661	Sung Hyun Park	Golf	🇰🇷 South Korea	2012–active	65.0
3666	Viktoria Pavlovich	Table Tennis	🇧🇾 Belarus	1996–2016	65.0
3667	Irina Belova	Athletics	🇷🇺 Russia	1989–2000	65.0
3668	Bai Yang	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1998–2008	65.0
3677	Yang Fangxu	Volleyball	🇨🇳 China	2003–2016	64.9
3681	Ai Fukuhara	Table Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	1998–2018	64.8
3694	Tong Ling	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1987–1993	64.7
3695	Wu Jiaduo	Table Tennis	🇩🇪 Germany	2000–2016	64.7
3696	Nicole Struse	Table Tennis	🇩🇪 Germany	1989–2006	64.7
3698	Cheng Hongxia	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1996–2006	64.7
3701	Fujie Eguchi	Table Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	1954–1959	64.6
3703	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2011–active	64.6
3704	He Zhili	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1983–1994	64.6
3706	Matilda Ekholm	Table Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	2001–2021	64.6
3708	Zoya Yusova	Volleyball	🇷🇺 Soviet Union	1970–1982	64.6
3731	Kasumi Ishikawa	Table Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	2008–2023	64.4
3732	Ni Xia Lian	Table Tennis	🇱🇺 Luxembourg	1983–active	64.4
3734	Wu Yang	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2011–2019	64.4
3744	Denise Lewis	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1992–2005	64.3
3757	Sheilla Castro	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2001–2017	64.1
3778	Csilla Bátorfi	Table Tennis	🇭🇺 Hungary	1984–2008	64.0
3784	Li Ju	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1995–2004	63.9
3788	Sarah De Nutte	Table Tennis	🇱🇺 Luxembourg	2008–active	63.9
3790	Suthasini Sawettabut	Table Tennis	🇹🇭 Thailand	2010–active	63.9
3801	Ericléia Bodziak	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1992–2006	63.7
3811	Yang Ying	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1994–2005	63.6
3814	Miu Hirano	Table Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	2013–active	63.5
3830	Michelle Wie	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2023	63.3
3835	Helen Elliot	Table Tennis	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1946–1957	63.3
3849	Kosovare Asllani	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	2007–active	63.1
3859	Wang Nan	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1995–2008	63.0
3864	Judit Magos	Table Tennis	🇭🇺 Hungary	1968–1985	63.0
3865	Carmen Crișan	Table Tennis	🇷🇴 Romania	1978–1990	63.0
3868	Zhu Yuling	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2010–active	62.9
3880	Chen Zhibin	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1983–1992	62.8
3883	Zhang Yining	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1997–2009	62.7
3885	Krystyna Czajkowska	Volleyball	🇵🇱 Poland	1959–1970	62.7
3886	Halina Aszkiełowicz-Wojno	Volleyball	🇵🇱 Poland	1962–1972	62.7
3891	Dang Ye-seo	Table Tennis	🇰🇷 South Korea	2002–2016	62.6
3894	Claude Bergeret	Table Tennis	🇫🇷 France	1971–1985	62.6
3896	Hina Hayata	Table Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	2016–active	62.6
3897	Han Ying	Table Tennis	🇩🇪 Germany	2005–active	62.6
3914	Doo Hoi Kem	Table Tennis	🇭🇰 Hong Kong	2012–active	62.3

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