#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
4	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1980–2001	92.1
9	Maria Mutola	Athletics	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1988–2008	91.4
11	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2007–—	91.2
12	Irena Szewińska	Athletics	🇵🇱 Poland	1960–1980	91.1
15	Sandra Elkasević	Athletics	🇭🇷 Croatia	2007–—	90.7
18	Fanny Blankers-Koen	Athletics	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1935–1955	90.5
19	Ruth Beitia	Athletics	🇪🇸 Spain	1996–2017	90.4
20	Yelena Isinbayeva	Athletics	🇷🇺 Russia	1997–2016	90.3
22	Allyson Felix	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2003–2022	90
24	Anita Włodarczyk	Athletics	🇵🇱 Poland	2006–—	89.9
25	Stefka Kostadinova	Athletics	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1982–1999	89.9
29	Evelyn Ashford	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1992	89.5
30	Faith Kipyegon	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	2010–—	89.5
38	Nadezhda Chizhova	Athletics	🇷🇺 Soviet Union	1966–1976	88.7
39	Almaz Ayana	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2012–2021	88.7
40	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Athletics	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	1974–1987	88.7
43	Tianna Bartoletta	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2021	88.4
45	Rosa Mota	Athletics	🇵🇹 Portugal	1975–1992	88.4
46	Valerie Adams	Athletics	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2001–2022	88.3
47	Meseret Defar	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2001–2016	88.3
48	Derartu Tulu	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1989–2013	88.3
49	Grete Waitz	Athletics	🇳🇴 Norway	1971–1990	88.3
52	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	Athletics	🇧🇸 Bahamas	2012–—	87.9
53	Ingrid Kristiansen	Athletics	🇳🇴 Norway	1977–1996	87.8
55	Merlene Ottey	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1978–2012	87.6
56	Sanya Richards-Ross	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2016	87.5
57	Beatrice Chebet	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	2018–—	87.5
58	Tatyana Lebedeva	Athletics	🇷🇺 Russia	1997–2013	87.5
61	Tirunesh Dibaba	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2001–2019	87.5
62	Joan Benoit Samuelson	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1979–—	87.5
63	Brigid Kosgei	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	2015–—	87.5
64	Eunice Barber	Athletics	🇫🇷 France	1993–2009	87.5
69	Heike Drechsler	Athletics	🇩🇪 Germany	1980–2004	87.2
70	Caster Semenya	Athletics	🇿🇦 South Africa	2008–—	87.2
73	Christine Arron	Athletics	🇫🇷 France	1993–2012	87.1
76	Letesenbet Gidey	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2015–—	87
79	Julien Alfred	Athletics	🇱🇨 Saint Lucia	2018–—	86.8
80	Nadzeya Astapchuk	Athletics	🇧🇾 Belarus	1998–2015	86.7
83	Sifan Hassan	Athletics	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2013–—	86.7
85	Inha Babakova	Athletics	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1986–2004	86.4
87	Nafissatou Thiam	Athletics	🇧🇪 Belgium	2011–—	86.3
88	Marita Koch	Athletics	🇩🇪 Germany	1977–1986	86.3
91	Genzebe Dibaba	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2008–2021	86.3
95	Paula Radcliffe	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1992–2015	86.2
96	Ruth Chepngetich	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	2016–—	86.2
98	Sally Gunnell	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1984–1997	86
101	Kajsa Bergqvist	Athletics	🇸🇪 Sweden	1994–2008	85.8
102	Murielle Ahouré-Demps	Athletics	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	2008–—	85.8
108	Florence Griffith Joyner	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1989	85.5
109	Gail Devers	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2007	85.5

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