Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 80
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 2 |
Data sources
- ITTF
- Olympedia
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Zhang Yining ranks #100 in Table Tennis
Zhang Yining ranks #100 in Table Tennis and #3883 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 80.4/100.
The verified career covers 1997–2009 and 9 documented seasons. Peak is 86/100, with Peak the strongest category at 86/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic golds 4, World Championship singles titles 2, World Cup singles titles 4, World team titles 4.
Nearest context: ahead Ilija Lupulesku (80.5); behind Dang Ye-seo (80.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Zhang Yining GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Zhang Yining comparisons
Zhang Yining — frequently asked
- Is Zhang Yining the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Zhang Yining ranks #100 in Table Tennis with a GOAT Score of 80.4/100, behind Ma Long (97.3).
- What is Zhang Yining's GOAT Score?
- 80.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%).
- Where does Zhang Yining rank all time?
- #3883 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #100 in Table Tennis.
- Zhang Yining vs Ilija Lupulesku: who ranks higher?
- Ilija Lupulesku ranks higher at 80.5 versus Zhang Yining at 80.4, a margin of 0.1 points.