[6] On 10 July, in the men's doubles final of the 2011 ITTF Japan Open, Lin Gaoyuan/Wu Jiaji defeated the Japanese pair Matsudaira Kenta/Niwa Takuma 4-1 to win the championship.

[8] On 20 October, Lin Gaoyuan played for the Guangzhou team in the men's table tennis final of the 7th City Games of the People's Republic of China.

[9] On 23 October, Lin Gaoyuan won the bronze medal in the men's singles table tennis competition at the 7th Urban Games of the People's Republic of China.

[15] On 2 February, in the men's doubles final of the 2020 German Table Tennis Open, Lin Gaoyuan/Ma Long lost 2-3 to the Korean combination Zhao Dacheng/Zhang Yuzhen and won the runner-up.

[16] On 6 March, in the first round of the men's singles match of the 2020 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open, Lin Gaoyuan lost 3-4 to Belarusian player Samsonov.