GOAT Rank · 5087

Greatest athletes of all time

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3501

Laurie Auchterlonie

66.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 1897–1915
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Laurie Auchterlonie

3502

NEO

66.7

Sport: Esports
Career: 2004–2021
Country: 🇵🇱 Poland

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: NEO

3503

Leo Diegel

66.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 1920–1940
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Leo Diegel

3504

Adam "friberg" Friberg

66.7

Sport: Esports
Career: 2012–2022
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Adam "friberg" Friberg

3505

Kim "PraY" Jong-in

66.7

Sport: Esports
Career: 2012–2019
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Kim "PraY" Jong-in

3506

Lu "Maybe" Yao

66.7

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Lu "Maybe" Yao

3507

Ludwig "zai" Wåhlberg

66.7

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Ludwig "zai" Wåhlberg

3508

Kim Yeon-koung

66.6

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2005–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

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

Athlete: Kim Yeon-koung

3509

So Yeon Ryu

66.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 2008–2023
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

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

Athlete: So Yeon Ryu

3510

Peter Hanson

66.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1998–2019
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Peter Hanson

3511

Rick Ferrell

66.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1929–1947
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Rick Ferrell

3512

Benjamin "blameF" Bremer

66.6

Sport: Esports
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇩🇰 Denmark

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Benjamin "blameF" Bremer

3513

MinD_ContRoL

66.6

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇧🇬 Bulgaria

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: MinD_ContRoL

3514

Lydia Ko

66.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Lydia Ko

3515

Anders Mol

66.5

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇳🇴 Norway

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Anders Mol

3516

Lee Janzen

66.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 1986–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Lee Janzen

3517

Charley Hull

66.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Charley Hull

3518

Qiao Hong

66.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1986–1997
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Qiao Hong

3519

Rasmus "Caps" Winther

66.5

Sport: Esports
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇩🇰 Denmark

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Rasmus "Caps" Winther

3520

Otilia Bădescu

66.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1986–2008
Country: 🇷🇴 Romania

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

Athlete: Otilia Bădescu

3521

Danil "Diamondprox" Reshetnikov

66.5

Sport: Esports
Career: 2011–2020
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Danil "Diamondprox" Reshetnikov

3522

Li Jie

66.5

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2000–2021
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

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

Athlete: Li Jie

3523

Bruno Rezende

66.4

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2004–active
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Bruno Rezende

3524

Paola Egonu

66.4

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Paola Egonu

3525

device

66.4

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇩🇰 Denmark

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: device

3526

Cristie Kerr

66.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 1996–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Cristie Kerr

3527

Dan O'Brien

66.4

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1988–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Dan O'Brien

3528

Chen Qi

66.4

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1999–2013
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Chen Qi

3529

Larry Mize

66.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 1980–2023
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Larry Mize

3530

John Mahaffey

66.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 1971–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: John Mahaffey

3531

Arthur Havers

66.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 1920–1939
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Arthur Havers

3532

Simone Buti

66.4

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2004–active
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

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

Athlete: Simone Buti

3533

Max Holt

66.4

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2009–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Max Holt

3534

Tom Hoff

66.4

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1996–2009
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Tom Hoff

3535

Facundo Conte

66.4

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Facundo Conte

3536

Dain Blanton

66.4

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1994–2008
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Dain Blanton

3537

Jacques Villeneuve

66.4

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1994–2006
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Jacques Villeneuve

3538

Kimi Räikkönen

66.3

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 2001–2021
Country: 🇫🇮 Finland

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

Athlete: Kimi Räikkönen

3539

Larry Nelson

66.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1971–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Larry Nelson

3540

Jessica Ennis-Hill

66.3

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2005–2016
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Jessica Ennis-Hill

3541

Catriona Matthew

66.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1994–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Catriona Matthew

3542

Tommy Aaron

66.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1961–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Tommy Aaron

3543

Jean-Michel Saive

66.3

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1986–2014
Country: 🇧🇪 Belgium

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Jean-Michel Saive

3544

Zoran Primorac

66.3

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1985–2012
Country: 🇭🇷 Croatia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Zoran Primorac

3545

Kel Nagle

66.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1946–1980
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Kel Nagle

3546

Ralph Guldahl

66.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1931–1942
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Ralph Guldahl

3547

Wang "Ame" Chunyu

66.3

Sport: Esports
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

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

Athlete: Wang "Ame" Chunyu

3548

Stephanie Harvey

66.3

Sport: Esports
Career: 2006–2019
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Stephanie Harvey

3549

Somnus

66.3

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Somnus

3550

Ayrton Senna

66.2

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1984–1994
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 81.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Ayrton Senna

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
3501	Laurie Auchterlonie	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1897–1915	66.7
3502	NEO	Esports	🇵🇱 Poland	2004–2021	66.7
3503	Leo Diegel	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1940	66.7
3504	Adam "friberg" Friberg	Esports	🇸🇪 Sweden	2012–2022	66.7
3505	Kim "PraY" Jong-in	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2012–2019	66.7
3506	Lu "Maybe" Yao	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2013–active	66.7
3507	Ludwig "zai" Wåhlberg	Esports	🇸🇪 Sweden	2013–active	66.7
3508	Kim Yeon-koung	Volleyball	🇰🇷 South Korea	2005–active	66.6
3509	So Yeon Ryu	Golf	🇰🇷 South Korea	2008–2023	66.6
3510	Peter Hanson	Golf	🇸🇪 Sweden	1998–2019	66.6
3511	Rick Ferrell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1929–1947	66.6
3512	Benjamin "blameF" Bremer	Esports	🇩🇰 Denmark	2016–active	66.6
3513	MinD_ContRoL	Esports	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	2013–active	66.6
3514	Lydia Ko	Golf	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2013–active	66.5
3515	Anders Mol	Volleyball	🇳🇴 Norway	2016–active	66.5
3516	Lee Janzen	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1986–active	66.5
3517	Charley Hull	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2013–active	66.5
3518	Qiao Hong	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1986–1997	66.5
3519	Rasmus "Caps" Winther	Esports	🇩🇰 Denmark	2016–active	66.5
3520	Otilia Bădescu	Table Tennis	🇷🇴 Romania	1986–2008	66.5
3521	Danil "Diamondprox" Reshetnikov	Esports	🇷🇺 Russia	2011–2020	66.5
3522	Li Jie	Table Tennis	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2000–2021	66.5
3523	Bruno Rezende	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2004–active	66.4
3524	Paola Egonu	Volleyball	🇮🇹 Italy	2015–active	66.4
3525	device	Esports	🇩🇰 Denmark	2013–active	66.4
3526	Cristie Kerr	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1996–active	66.4
3527	Dan O'Brien	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2000	66.4
3528	Chen Qi	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1999–2013	66.4
3529	Larry Mize	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1980–2023	66.4
3530	John Mahaffey	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1971–2007	66.4
3531	Arthur Havers	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1920–1939	66.4
3532	Simone Buti	Volleyball	🇮🇹 Italy	2004–active	66.4
3533	Max Holt	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–2021	66.4
3534	Tom Hoff	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2009	66.4
3535	Facundo Conte	Volleyball	🇦🇷 Argentina	2008–active	66.4
3536	Dain Blanton	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2008	66.4
3537	Jacques Villeneuve	Formula 1	🇨🇦 Canada	1994–2006	66.4
3538	Kimi Räikkönen	Formula 1	🇫🇮 Finland	2001–2021	66.3
3539	Larry Nelson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1971–2011	66.3
3540	Jessica Ennis-Hill	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2005–2016	66.3
3541	Catriona Matthew	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1994–active	66.3
3542	Tommy Aaron	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1961–2000	66.3
3543	Jean-Michel Saive	Table Tennis	🇧🇪 Belgium	1986–2014	66.3
3544	Zoran Primorac	Table Tennis	🇭🇷 Croatia	1985–2012	66.3
3545	Kel Nagle	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1946–1980	66.3
3546	Ralph Guldahl	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1931–1942	66.3
3547	Wang "Ame" Chunyu	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2016–active	66.3
3548	Stephanie Harvey	Esports	🇨🇦 Canada	2006–2019	66.3
3549	Somnus	Esports	🇨🇳 China	2013–active	66.3
3550	Ayrton Senna	Formula 1	🇧🇷 Brazil	1984–1994	66.2

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