#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
151	Bernard Barmasai	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	1995–2004	83.8
152	Ana Ambrazienė	Athletics	🇱🇹 Lithuania	1979–1988	83.8
153	Kirani James	Athletics	🇬🇩 Grenada	2009–—	83.7
154	Tommie Smith	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1969	83.6
155	Renate Stecher	Athletics	🇩🇪 East Germany	1967–1976	83.6
156	Jessica Beard	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2009–2021	83.6
157	Kelly Holmes	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1993–2005	83.6
158	Maurice Greene	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2008	83.5
159	Hennadiy Avdyeyenko	Athletics	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1983–1992	83.5
160	Christian Coleman	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2016–—	83.5
161	Valerie Brisco-Hooks	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1988	83.5
162	Josia Thugwane	Athletics	🇿🇦 South Africa	1989–2004	83.5
163	Frank Fredericks	Athletics	🇳🇦 Namibia	1990–2004	83.4
164	Steve Ovett	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1973–1991	83.4
165	Ingrid Auerswald	Athletics	🇩🇪 Germany	1976–1988	83.3
166	Tigst Assefa	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2012–—	83.3
167	Irina Belova	Athletics	🇷🇺 Russia	1989–2000	83.3
168	Hasna Benhassi	Athletics	🇲🇦 Morocco	1997–2012	83.2
169	Yarelys Barrios	Athletics	🇨🇺 Cuba	2003–2015	83.2
170	Anzhela Balakhonova	Athletics	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1993–2008	83.2
171	Mohammed Ahmed	Athletics	🇨🇦 Canada	2009–—	83.1
172	Aleksandr Averbukh	Athletics	🇮🇱 Israel	1994–2009	83.1
173	Kriss Akabusi	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1983–1993	83.1
174	Randy Williams	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1984	83.1
175	Steve Cram	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1978–1994	83
176	Kelvin Kiptum	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	2018–2024	83
177	Wayde van Niekerk	Athletics	🇿🇦 South Africa	2010–—	82.9
178	Yelena Belevskaya	Athletics	🇧🇾 Belarus	1982–1992	82.9
179	Dan Waern	Athletics	🇸🇪 Sweden	1954–1962	82.9
180	Mikele Barber	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2012	82.8
181	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2011–—	82.8
182	Sunday Bada	Athletics	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1989–2004	82.7
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
186	Cathy Freeman	Athletics	🇦🇺 Australia	1990–2003	82.6
187	Nadia Battocletti	Athletics	🇮🇹 Italy	2017–—	82.4
188	Denise Lewis	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1992–2005	82.4
189	Mariya Abakumova	Athletics	🇷🇺 Russia	2005–2015	82.3
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
193	Marina Azyabina	Athletics	🇷🇺 Russia	1988–1996	82.2
194	Roman Šebrle	Athletics	🇨🇿 Czechia	1994–2013	82.2
195	Ajayi Agbebaku	Athletics	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1980–1988	82.1
196	Amber Anning	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2018–—	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
200	Me'Lisa Barber	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2010	82

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