Olympic golds
3
World titles
11
Olympic medals
6
World records
2
World Championship medals
16
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- IOC
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Sun Yang ranks #141 in Swimming
Sun Yang ranks #141 in Swimming and #1571 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 81.4/100.
The verified career covers 2008–2020 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Peak the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 3, World titles 11, Olympic medals 6, World records 2.
Nearest context: ahead Simone Manuel (81.5); behind César Cielo (81.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Sun Yang GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Sun comparisons
Sun Yang — frequently asked
- Is Sun Yang the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Sun Yang ranks #141 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 81.4/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Sun Yang's GOAT Score?
- 81.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Sun Yang rank all time?
- #1571 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #141 in Swimming.
- Sun Yang vs Simone Manuel: who ranks higher?
- Simone Manuel ranks higher at 81.5 versus Sun Yang at 81.4, a margin of 0.1 points.