GOAT Rank · 933

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This ranking is led by Marta Vieira da Silva, Diana Taurasi and Katie Ledecky. GOAT Rank currently ranks 933 eligible athletes using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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3934

Yani Tseng

62.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇹🇼 Taiwan

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Yani Tseng

3938

Madelene Sagström

62.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Madelene Sagström

3939

Katharina Bullin

62.1

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1974–1982
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

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

Athlete: Katharina Bullin

3941

Gabriela Guimarães

62.0

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Gabriela Guimarães

3957

Hyun Jung-hwa

61.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1983–1994
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

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

Athlete: Hyun Jung-hwa

3962

Sun Yingsha

61.7

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Sun Yingsha

3963

Brenda Castillo

61.7

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Brenda Castillo

3984

Fan Yunwei

61.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1998–2010
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Fan Yunwei

3998

Adriana Díaz

61.3

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

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

Athlete: Adriana Díaz

4011

Chen Meng

61.1

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Chen Meng

4012

Li Xiaoxia

61.1

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2001–2017
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Li Xiaoxia

4013

Jin Young Ko

61.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Jin Young Ko

4016

Chen Xingtong

61.1

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Chen Xingtong

4028

Petrissa Solja

61.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Petrissa Solja

4031

Chen Szu-yu

60.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Chen Szu-yu

4037

Qian Tianyi

60.8

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Qian Tianyi

4042

Dora Beregi

60.7

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1948–1962
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Dora Beregi

4044

Manika Batra

60.7

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Manika Batra

4056

Tazuko Abe

60.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1955–1962
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Tazuko Abe

4059

Shin Yu-bin

60.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Shin Yu-bin

4073

Adina Diaconu

60.1

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇷🇴 Romania

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Adina Diaconu

4087

Cheng I-ching

59.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Cheng I-ching

4088

Iveta Vacenovská

59.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2000–2021
Country: 🇨🇿 Czech Republic

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Iveta Vacenovská

4089

Xu Yingying

59.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2002–2014
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 83.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Xu Yingying

4106

Sabrina Ionescu

59.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2020–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 70.0
Dominance: 62.0
Statistics: 70.0
Honours: 56.0
Longevity: 48.0

Athlete: Sabrina Ionescu

4123

Wang Chen

59.3

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1994–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Wang Chen

4141

Liu Shiwen

58.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2004–2021
Country: 🇨🇳 China

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

Athlete: Liu Shiwen

4151

Anke Behmer

58.7

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1981–1990
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Anke Behmer

4163

Feng Mengya

58.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Feng Mengya

4173

Guo Yue

58.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1999–2015
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Guo Yue

4266

Wang Manyu

56.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Wang Manyu

4314

Lexi Thompson

54.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 74.0
Dominance: 62.0
Statistics: 70.0
Honours: 58.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Lexi Thompson

4362

Mima Ito

52.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 56.0

Athlete: Mima Ito

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
3934	Yani Tseng	Golf	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2007–active	62.1
3938	Madelene Sagström	Golf	🇸🇪 Sweden	2016–active	62.1
3939	Katharina Bullin	Volleyball	🇩🇪 Germany	1974–1982	62.1
3941	Gabriela Guimarães	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2012–active	62.0
3957	Hyun Jung-hwa	Table Tennis	🇰🇷 South Korea	1983–1994	61.8
3962	Sun Yingsha	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2015–active	61.7
3963	Brenda Castillo	Volleyball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2008–active	61.7
3984	Fan Yunwei	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1998–2010	61.5
3998	Adriana Díaz	Table Tennis	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	2013–active	61.3
4011	Chen Meng	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2007–active	61.1
4012	Li Xiaoxia	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2001–2017	61.1
4013	Jin Young Ko	Golf	🇰🇷 South Korea	2013–active	61.1
4016	Chen Xingtong	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2014–active	61.1
4028	Petrissa Solja	Table Tennis	🇩🇪 Germany	2010–active	61.0
4031	Chen Szu-yu	Table Tennis	🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei	2008–active	60.9
4037	Qian Tianyi	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2015–active	60.8
4042	Dora Beregi	Table Tennis	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1948–1962	60.7
4044	Manika Batra	Table Tennis	🇮🇳 India	2011–active	60.7
4056	Tazuko Abe	Table Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	1955–1962	60.5
4059	Shin Yu-bin	Table Tennis	🇰🇷 South Korea	2019–active	60.4
4073	Adina Diaconu	Table Tennis	🇷🇴 Romania	2013–active	60.1
4087	Cheng I-ching	Table Tennis	🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei	2008–active	59.9
4088	Iveta Vacenovská	Table Tennis	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	2000–2021	59.9
4089	Xu Yingying	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2002–2014	59.9
4106	Sabrina Ionescu	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2020–active	59.6
4123	Wang Chen	Table Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2012	59.3
4141	Liu Shiwen	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2004–2021	58.9
4151	Anke Behmer	Athletics	🇩🇪 Germany	1981–1990	58.7
4163	Feng Mengya	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2012–active	58.4
4173	Guo Yue	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1999–2015	58.2
4266	Wang Manyu	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2014–active	56.0
4314	Lexi Thompson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2010–active	54.4
4362	Mima Ito	Table Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	2014–active	52.5

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