#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1	Usain Bolt	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2004–2017	93.2
6	Eliud Kipchoge	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	2002–—	92
11	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2007–—	91.2
15	Sandra Elkasević	Athletics	🇭🇷 Croatia	2007–—	90.7
21	Kenenisa Bekele	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2001–2023	90.3
22	Allyson Felix	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2003–2022	90
24	Anita Włodarczyk	Athletics	🇵🇱 Poland	2006–—	89.9
43	Tianna Bartoletta	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2021	88.4
46	Valerie Adams	Athletics	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2001–2022	88.3
47	Meseret Defar	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2001–2016	88.3
51	Andreas Thorkildsen	Athletics	🇳🇴 Norway	2001–2016	88
56	Sanya Richards-Ross	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2016	87.5
61	Tirunesh Dibaba	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2001–2019	87.5
70	Caster Semenya	Athletics	🇿🇦 South Africa	2008–—	87.2
75	Renaud Lavillenie	Athletics	🇫🇷 France	2005–—	87
81	Robert Harting	Athletics	🇩🇪 Germany	2004–2018	86.7
82	David Rudisha	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	2006–2019	86.7
90	Mo Farah	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2001–2023	86.3
91	Genzebe Dibaba	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2008–2021	86.3
93	Tyson Gay	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2017	86.2
94	Yohan Blake	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2007–—	86.2
100	Ashton Eaton	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2016	85.8
102	Murielle Ahouré-Demps	Athletics	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	2008–—	85.8
106	Justin Gatlin	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2022	85.6
119	Dwight Phillips	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2013	85.2
122	Natalya Antyukh	Athletics	🇷🇺 Russia	2001–2014	85.1
126	Jessica Ennis-Hill	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2005–2016	85
135	Elvan Abeylegesse	Athletics	🇹🇷 Turkey	2001–2012	84.6
137	Carolina Klüft	Athletics	🇸🇪 Sweden	2000–2012	84.5
138	Asafa Powell	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2001–2020	84.3
148	Murielle Ahouré	Athletics	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	2008–—	83.9
153	Kirani James	Athletics	🇬🇩 Grenada	2009–—	83.7
156	Jessica Beard	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2009–2021	83.6
169	Yarelys Barrios	Athletics	🇨🇺 Cuba	2003–2015	83.2
171	Mohammed Ahmed	Athletics	🇨🇦 Canada	2009–—	83.1
180	Mikele Barber	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2012	82.8
183	Dylan Armstrong	Athletics	🇨🇦 Canada	2003–2014	82.7
189	Mariya Abakumova	Athletics	🇷🇺 Russia	2005–2015	82.3
197	Christian Taylor	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2009–—	82
199	Derrick Atkins	Athletics	🇧🇸 Bahamas	2003–2012	82
200	Me'Lisa Barber	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2010	82
206	Sergey Bakulin	Athletics	🇷🇺 Russia	2006–2014	81.8
212	Trevor Barry	Athletics	🇧🇸 Bahamas	2006–2017	81.5
216	Maryna Arzamasova	Athletics	🇧🇾 Belarus	2008–2019	81.1
217	Alexandria Anderson	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2016	81.1
221	Abeba Aregawi	Athletics	🇸🇪 Sweden	2009–2019	81
224	Harry Aikines-Aryeetey	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2005–2021	80.9
226	Christine Ohuruogu	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2004–2016	80.8
233	Nickel Ashmeade	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2009–2019	80.6
235	Kelly-Ann Baptiste	Athletics	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2006–2021	80.5

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