Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 64 | |
| 1981 | 78 | |
| 1982 | 88 | |
| 1983 | 96 | |
| 1984 | 90 | |
| 1985 | 94 | |
| 1986 | 80 | |
| 1987 | 70 |
Data sources
- ITTF
- Olympedia
- ITTF World Championships records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Cao Yanhua ranks #37 in Table Tennis
Cao Yanhua ranks #37 in Table Tennis and #3611 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.1/100.
The verified career covers 1980–1987 and 8 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Championship singles titles 2, World Championship team titles 4, World Cup titles 1, Asian Championship titles 3.
Nearest context: ahead Cha Hyo-sim (84.2); behind István Boros (84.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Cao Yanhua GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Cao comparisons
Cao Yanhua — frequently asked
- Is Cao Yanhua the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Cao Yanhua ranks #37 in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 84.1/100, behind Ma Long (97.3).
- What is Cao Yanhua's GOAT Score?
- 84.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Cao Yanhua rank all time?
- #3611 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #37 in Table Tennis.
- Cao Yanhua vs Cha Hyo-sim: who ranks higher?
- Cha Hyo-sim ranks higher at 84.2 versus Cao Yanhua at 84.1, a margin of 0.1 points.