Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 80
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 78
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why He Zhiwen ranks #126 in Table Tennis
He Zhiwen ranks #126 in Table Tennis and #4007 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 78.4/100.
The verified career covers 1984–2018 and 35 documented seasons. Peak is 80/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: European Championship medals 2, Olympic appearances 3, Spanish titles 8, Career world ranking best 25.
Nearest context: ahead Koki Niwa (78.5); behind Chen Meng (78.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
He Zhiwen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak80/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
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He Zhiwen — frequently asked
- Is He Zhiwen the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, He Zhiwen ranks #126 in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 78.4/100, behind Ma Long (97.3).
- What is He Zhiwen's GOAT Score?
- 78.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 80 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%).
- Where does He Zhiwen rank all time?
- #4007 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #126 in Table Tennis.
- He Zhiwen vs Koki Niwa: who ranks higher?
- Koki Niwa ranks higher at 78.5 versus He Zhiwen at 78.4, a margin of 0.1 points.