- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1986–1992
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
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Greatest Athletics female of all time
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#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2004–2016
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1985–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2008
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1964–1972
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2008
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2006–2021
- Country
- 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2004
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2014
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2004
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2002
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1987–2003
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1983–1993
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1982–1990
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2000–2012
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–2018
- Country
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1998–2012
- Country
- 🇧🇸 Bahamas
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2005–2014
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1992–2001
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–2019
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–1998
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1981–1990
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2006
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2007–2016
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225 | Kerstin Behrendt | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1986–1992 | 80.9 |
| 226 | Christine Ohuruogu | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2004–2016 | 80.8 |
| 228 | Larysa Berezhna | Athletics | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1985–1996 | 80.8 |
| 229 | Allison Beckford | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 1997–2008 | 80.7 |
| 231 | Vera Nikolić | Athletics | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1964–1972 | 80.7 |
| 232 | Naoko Takahashi | Athletics | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1997–2008 | 80.7 |
| 235 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | Athletics | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 2006–2021 | 80.5 |
| 236 | Katia Benth | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2004 | 80.5 |
| 239 | Yamilé Aldama | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1993–2014 | 80.1 |
| 243 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | Athletics | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 2010–— | 79.7 |
| 246 | Gabriele Becker | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1993–2004 | 79.6 |
| 248 | Frédérique Bangué | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2002 | 79.5 |
| 249 | Laura Muir | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2013–— | 79.5 |
| 253 | Alina Astafei | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1987–2003 | 79.3 |
| 254 | Joanna Atkins | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–2017 | 79.1 |
| 256 | Zola Budd | Athletics | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1983–1993 | 78.7 |
| 258 | Joan Baptiste | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1982–1990 | 78.7 |
| 259 | Kateřina Baďurová | Athletics | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 2000–2012 | 78.6 |
| 261 | Margaret Adeoye | Athletics | 🇬🇧 Great Britain | 2010–2018 | 78.3 |
| 262 | Britany Anderson | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2018–— | 78.2 |
| 263 | Femke Bol | Athletics | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2018–— | 78.1 |
| 266 | Morolake Akinosun | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–— | 77.7 |
| 267 | Christine Amertil | Athletics | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 1998–2012 | 77.6 |
| 270 | Bai Xue | Athletics | 🇨🇳 China | 2005–2014 | 77.4 |
| 271 | Georgia Hunter Bell | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2016–— | 77.3 |
| 273 | Eilish McColgan | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2011–— | 76.6 |
| 276 | Ristananna Bailey-Cole | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2013–— | 76.6 |
| 278 | Tomoe Abe | Athletics | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1992–2001 | 76.4 |
| 279 | Sofia Assefa | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2008–2019 | 76.1 |
| 281 | Junko Asari | Athletics | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1990–1998 | 75.4 |
| 282 | Anke Behmer | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1981–1990 | 75.3 |
| 286 | Annika Becker | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1997–2006 | 74.5 |
| 290 | Wude Ayalew | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2007–2016 | 73.3 |
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