GOAT Rank · 146

Greatest Athletes from Australia

This ranking is led by Don Bradman, Donald Bradman and Cate Campbell. GOAT Rank currently ranks 146 eligible athletes from Australia using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Don Bradman ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 91.0.

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1240

Richie Benaud

80.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1952–1964
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Richie Benaud

1242

John Bromwich

80.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1937–1954
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: John Bromwich

1243

Adrian Quist

80.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1933–1950
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Adrian Quist

1252

Roy Emerson

80.6

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1953–1983
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Roy Emerson

1266

Terry Alderman

80.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1974–1993
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Terry Alderman

1271

Steve Smith

80.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Steve Smith

1273

Ariarne Titmus

80.5

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Ariarne Titmus

1291

Jack Blackham

80.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1874–1894
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Jack Blackham

1299

Kelsey-Lee Barber

80.4

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Kelsey-Lee Barber

1306

David Boon

80.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1984–1996
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: David Boon

1345

Alan Davidson

80.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1953–1963
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Alan Davidson

1347

Warren Bardsley

80.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1903–1926
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Warren Bardsley

1351

Bill Alley

80.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1945–1968
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Bill Alley

1379

Dennis Lillee

79.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1969–1988
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Dennis Lillee

1390

Lleyton Hewitt

79.9

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1998–2020
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Lleyton Hewitt

1419

Ken McGregor

79.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1946–1956
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Ken McGregor

1486

Grant Brits

79.5

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Grant Brits

1508

Cathy Freeman

79.3

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1990–2003
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Cathy Freeman

1518

Mervyn Rose

79.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1949–1959
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Mervyn Rose

1543

Joe Darling

79.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1893–1908
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Joe Darling

1555

Libby Trickett

79.1

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2003–2012
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Libby Trickett

1577

Bronte Barratt

79.0

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2006–2016
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Bronte Barratt

1612

Iona Anderson

78.9

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2021–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Iona Anderson

1629

Dyana Calub

78.8

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1996–2004
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Dyana Calub

1674

Frank Sedgman

78.6

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1946–1962
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Frank Sedgman

1685

Shane Gould

78.5

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1971–1973
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 46.0

Athlete: Shane Gould

1722

Gerald Patterson

78.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1914–1932
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Gerald Patterson

1785

Holly Barratt

78.0

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2009–2022
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Holly Barratt

1809

Stephanie Rice

77.9

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2006–2013
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Stephanie Rice

1838

Michele Timms

77.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1984–2000
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Michele Timms

1839

Sandy Brondello

77.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1987–2003
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Sandy Brondello

1857

Adam Voges

77.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2002–2017
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Adam Voges

1860

Alicia Coutts

77.7

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2008–2016
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Alicia Coutts

1882

Jessica Ashwood

77.6

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2011–2018
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Jessica Ashwood

1958

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

77.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1968–1983
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Evonne Goolagong Cawley

2013

Kaylee McKeown

77.1

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 56.0

Athlete: Kaylee McKeown

2062

Bill Brown

76.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1932–1950
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Bill Brown

2091

Jon Henricks

76.8

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1954–1960
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Jon Henricks

2103

Pat Rafter

76.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1991–2001
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Pat Rafter

2110

Lew Hoad

76.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1951–1968
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Lew Hoad

2115

Jack Cartwright

76.7

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Jack Cartwright

2123

Liz Cambage

76.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2011–2022
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Liz Cambage

2168

Angie Bainbridge

76.5

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2000–2008
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Angie Bainbridge

2184

Horace Rice

76.4

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1895–1930
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Horace Rice

2188

Norman Brookes

76.4

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1905–1924
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Norman Brookes

2235

Pat O'Hara Wood

76.2

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1912–1926
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Pat O'Hara Wood

2252

Minna Atherton

76.1

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Minna Atherton

2274

Peter Burge

76.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1952–1968
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Peter Burge

2284

John Devitt

76.0

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1955–1960
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: John Devitt

2363

Bruce Dooland

75.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1945–1957
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bruce Dooland

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1240	Richie Benaud	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1952–1964	80.7
1242	John Bromwich	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1937–1954	80.7
1243	Adrian Quist	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1933–1950	80.7
1252	Roy Emerson	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1953–1983	80.6
1266	Terry Alderman	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1974–1993	80.6
1271	Steve Smith	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2008–active	80.5
1273	Ariarne Titmus	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2016–active	80.5
1291	Jack Blackham	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1874–1894	80.5
1299	Kelsey-Lee Barber	Athletics	🇦🇺 Australia	2011–active	80.4
1306	David Boon	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1984–1996	80.4
1345	Alan Davidson	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1953–1963	80.2
1347	Warren Bardsley	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1903–1926	80.2
1351	Bill Alley	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1945–1968	80.2
1379	Dennis Lillee	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1969–1988	79.9
1390	Lleyton Hewitt	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1998–2020	79.9
1419	Ken McGregor	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1946–1956	79.8
1486	Grant Brits	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2015–active	79.5
1508	Cathy Freeman	Athletics	🇦🇺 Australia	1990–2003	79.3
1518	Mervyn Rose	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1949–1959	79.3
1543	Joe Darling	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1893–1908	79.2
1555	Libby Trickett	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2003–2012	79.1
1577	Bronte Barratt	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2006–2016	79.0
1612	Iona Anderson	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2021–active	78.9
1629	Dyana Calub	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	1996–2004	78.8
1674	Frank Sedgman	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1946–1962	78.6
1685	Shane Gould	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	1971–1973	78.5
1722	Gerald Patterson	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1914–1932	78.3
1785	Holly Barratt	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2009–2022	78.0
1809	Stephanie Rice	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2006–2013	77.9
1838	Michele Timms	Basketball	🇦🇺 Australia	1984–2000	77.8
1839	Sandy Brondello	Basketball	🇦🇺 Australia	1987–2003	77.8
1857	Adam Voges	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2002–2017	77.7
1860	Alicia Coutts	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2008–2016	77.7
1882	Jessica Ashwood	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2011–2018	77.6
1958	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1968–1983	77.3
2013	Kaylee McKeown	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2017–active	77.1
2062	Bill Brown	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1932–1950	76.9
2091	Jon Henricks	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	1954–1960	76.8
2103	Pat Rafter	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1991–2001	76.7
2110	Lew Hoad	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1951–1968	76.7
2115	Jack Cartwright	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2016–active	76.7
2123	Liz Cambage	Basketball	🇦🇺 Australia	2011–2022	76.6
2168	Angie Bainbridge	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2000–2008	76.5
2184	Horace Rice	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1895–1930	76.4
2188	Norman Brookes	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1905–1924	76.4
2235	Pat O'Hara Wood	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1912–1926	76.2
2252	Minna Atherton	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2015–active	76.1
2274	Peter Burge	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1952–1968	76.0
2284	John Devitt	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	1955–1960	76.0
2363	Bruce Dooland	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1945–1957	75.8

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