Olympic gold medals
1
World doubles titles
3
World team titles
4
World Cup titles
1
World singles finals
2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 50 | |
| 1990 | 59 | |
| 1991 | 69 | |
| 1992 | 78 | |
| 1993 | 88 | |
| 1994 | 97 | |
| 1995 | 85 | |
| 1996 | 72 | |
| 1997 | 60 | |
| 1998 | 47 | |
| 1999 | 35 |
Data sources
- ITTF official records
- World Table Tennis rankings
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Wang Tao ranks #7 in Table Tennis
Wang Tao ranks #7 in Table Tennis and #3369 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.4/100.
The verified career covers 1989–1999 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 1, World doubles titles 3, World team titles 4, World Cup titles 1.
Nearest context: ahead Fan Zhendong (88.5); behind Guo Yan (87.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Wang Tao GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Wang comparisons
Wang Tao — frequently asked
- Is Wang Tao the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Wang Tao ranks #7 in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 87.4/100, behind Ma Long (97.3).
- What is Wang Tao's GOAT Score?
- 87.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Wang Tao rank all time?
- #3369 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #7 in Table Tennis.
- Wang Tao vs Fan Zhendong: who ranks higher?
- Fan Zhendong ranks higher at 88.5 versus Wang Tao at 87.4, a margin of 1.1 points.