Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 80
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Titles per season
| Season | Titles per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 42 | |
| 1985 | 45 | |
| 1986 | 47 | |
| 1987 | 50 | |
| 1988 | 53 | |
| 1989 | 55 | |
| 1990 | 58 | |
| 1991 | 60 | |
| 1992 | 63 | |
| 1993 | 66 | |
| 1994 | 68 | |
| 1995 | 71 | |
| 1996 | 74 | |
| 1997 | 76 | |
| 1998 | 79 | |
| 1999 | 81 | |
| 2000 | 84 | |
| 2001 | 82 | |
| 2002 | 80 | |
| 2003 | 78 | |
| 2004 | 76 | |
| 2005 | 73 | |
| 2006 | 71 | |
| 2007 | 69 | |
| 2008 | 67 | |
| 2009 | 65 | |
| 2010 | 63 | |
| 2011 | 61 | |
| 2012 | 59 | |
| 2013 | 57 | |
| 2014 | 54 | |
| 2015 | 52 | |
| 2016 | 50 | |
| 2017 | 48 | |
| 2018 | 46 |
Data sources
- ITTF world ranking and championship archives
- Olympic results database
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why He Zhiwen ranks #128 in Table Tennis
He Zhiwen ranks 128th among Table Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 3780th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 80, Longevity 92, Honours 74, Statistics 78. Those categories are normalised against the full Table Tennis reference universe of 291 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1984–2018 with 35 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, which sets the Peak component at 80. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes european championship medals 2, olympic appearances 3, spanish titles 8, career world ranking best 25.
Immediately ahead sits Koki Niwa on 78.5, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Chen Meng on 78.3. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
He Zhiwen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far He stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Table Tennis cohort.
- Peak80/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 80/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 34 years of competition and 35 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top He comparisons
He Zhiwen — frequently asked
- Is He Zhiwen the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. He Zhiwen ranks 128th in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 78.4, behind Ma Long on 97.3.
- What is He Zhiwen's GOAT Score?
- 78.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 80 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does He Zhiwen rank all time?
- 3780th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 128th within Table Tennis.
- He Zhiwen vs Koki Niwa: who ranks higher?
- Koki Niwa, on 78.5 against He Zhiwen's 78.4 — a margin of 0.1 points.