#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
183	Dylan Armstrong	Athletics	🇨🇦 Canada	2003–2014	82.7
184	Kenny Bednarek	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2019–—	82.7
185	Wilson Kipsang	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	2010–2019	82.7
190	Adrián Annus	Athletics	🇭🇺 Hungary	1993–2007	82.3
191	Arne Andersson	Athletics	🇸🇪 Sweden	1941–1947	82.3
192	Derek Redmond	Athletics	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1985–1993	82.2
194	Roman Šebrle	Athletics	🇨🇿 Czechia	1994–2013	82.2
195	Ajayi Agbebaku	Athletics	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1980–1988	82.1
197	Christian Taylor	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2009–—	82
198	Derrick Adkins	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2000	82
199	Derrick Atkins	Athletics	🇧🇸 Bahamas	2003–2012	82
202	José Luíz Barbosa	Athletics	🇧🇷 Brazil	1983–1998	81.9
203	Éider Arévalo	Athletics	🇨🇴 Colombia	2011–—	81.9
204	Ralf Bartels	Athletics	🇩🇪 Germany	1998–2012	81.9
205	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Athletics	🇳🇴 Norway	2017–—	81.9
206	Sergey Bakulin	Athletics	🇷🇺 Russia	2006–2014	81.8
208	Sanjay Ayre	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1999–2010	81.6
210	Anatoliy Bondarchuk	Athletics	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1965–1976	81.5
212	Trevor Barry	Athletics	🇧🇸 Bahamas	2006–2017	81.5
214	Marco Arop	Athletics	🇨🇦 Canada	2018–—	81.3
215	Andreas Almgren	Athletics	🇸🇪 Sweden	2014–—	81.1
218	Jamie Baulch	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1993–2005	81
223	Mykolas Alekna	Athletics	🇱🇹 Lithuania	2021–—	80.9
224	Harry Aikines-Aryeetey	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2005–2021	80.9
227	Mamo Wolde	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1956–1972	80.8
230	Nathon Allen	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2015–—	80.7
233	Nickel Ashmeade	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2009–2019	80.6
234	Noah Ngeny	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	1997–2003	80.6
237	Sammy Wanjiru	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	2005–2010	80.3
238	Mohammed Aman	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2010–2019	80.2
240	Ben Johnson	Athletics	🇨🇦 Canada	1980–1993	80.1
241	Marvin Anderson	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2005–2014	79.9
242	Dennis Kimetto	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	2011–2017	79.8
244	Todd Bennett	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1980–1990	79.7
245	Mikhail Akimenko	Athletics	🇷🇺 Russia	2015–2021	79.7
247	Sylwester Bednarek	Athletics	🇵🇱 Poland	2007–2019	79.6
250	Patrick van Balkom	Athletics	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1993–2004	79.4
251	Olapade Adeniken	Athletics	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1990–2000	79.3
252	Shawn Barber	Athletics	🇨🇦 Canada	2012–2023	79.3
255	Timothy Beck	Athletics	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1997–2008	79
257	Ainsley Bennett	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1976–1984	78.7
260	Patrick Makau	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	2008–2016	78.6
264	Antoine Adams	Athletics	🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis	2010–2021	78.1
265	Bob Beamon	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1973	77.7
268	John Carlos	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1972	77.5
269	Téo Andant	Athletics	🇫🇷 France	2019–—	77.5
272	Orlando Bennett	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2017–—	77.1
274	Elvis Afrifa	Athletics	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2017–—	76.6
275	Adam Basil	Athletics	🇦🇺 Australia	1995–2004	76.6
277	Kebede Balcha	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1976–1990	76.5

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