#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
12	Irena Szewińska	Athletics	🇵🇱 Poland	1960–1980	91.1
29	Evelyn Ashford	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1992	89.5
55	Merlene Ottey	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1978–2012	87.6
73	Christine Arron	Athletics	🇫🇷 France	1993–2012	87.1
74	Linford Christie	Athletics	🇬🇧 Great Britain	1986–1997	87.1
79	Julien Alfred	Athletics	🇱🇨 Saint Lucia	2018–—	86.8
88	Marita Koch	Athletics	🇩🇪 Germany	1977–1986	86.3
93	Tyson Gay	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2017	86.2
94	Yohan Blake	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2007–—	86.2
102	Murielle Ahouré-Demps	Athletics	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	2008–—	85.8
106	Justin Gatlin	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2022	85.6
130	Marie-José Pérec	Athletics	🇫🇷 France	1988–1999	84.7
138	Asafa Powell	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2001–2020	84.3
143	Bärbel Wöckel	Athletics	🇩🇪 East Germany	1974–1984	84.1
148	Murielle Ahouré	Athletics	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	2008–—	83.9
154	Tommie Smith	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1969	83.6
155	Renate Stecher	Athletics	🇩🇪 East Germany	1967–1976	83.6
158	Maurice Greene	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2008	83.5
160	Christian Coleman	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2016–—	83.5
161	Valerie Brisco-Hooks	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1988	83.5
163	Frank Fredericks	Athletics	🇳🇦 Namibia	1990–2004	83.4
184	Kenny Bednarek	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2019–—	82.7
200	Me'Lisa Barber	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2010	82
213	Wilma Rudolph	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1962	81.3
217	Alexandria Anderson	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2016	81.1
219	Aleen Bailey	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1999–2012	81
224	Harry Aikines-Aryeetey	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2005–2021	80.9
225	Kerstin Behrendt	Athletics	🇩🇪 Germany	1986–1992	80.9
233	Nickel Ashmeade	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2009–2019	80.6
235	Kelly-Ann Baptiste	Athletics	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2006–2021	80.5
236	Katia Benth	Athletics	🇫🇷 France	1993–2004	80.5
241	Marvin Anderson	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2005–2014	79.9
243	Michelle-Lee Ahye	Athletics	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2010–—	79.7
248	Frédérique Bangué	Athletics	🇫🇷 France	1993–2002	79.5
250	Patrick van Balkom	Athletics	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1993–2004	79.4
251	Olapade Adeniken	Athletics	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1990–2000	79.3
255	Timothy Beck	Athletics	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1997–2008	79
257	Ainsley Bennett	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1976–1984	78.7
258	Joan Baptiste	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1982–1990	78.7
264	Antoine Adams	Athletics	🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis	2010–2021	78.1
266	Morolake Akinosun	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2013–—	77.7
268	John Carlos	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1972	77.5
274	Elvis Afrifa	Athletics	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2017–—	76.6
275	Adam Basil	Athletics	🇦🇺 Australia	1995–2004	76.6

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