GOAT Rank · 348

Greatest Athletes from Canada

This ranking is led by Christine Sinclair, Kadeisha Buchanan and Wayne Gretzky. GOAT Rank currently ranks 348 eligible athletes from Canada using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Christine Sinclair ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 89.7.

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Christine Sinclair

89.7

Sport: Football
Career: 2000–2023
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Christine Sinclair

165

Kadeisha Buchanan

87.6

Sport: Football
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Kadeisha Buchanan

303

Wayne Gretzky

86.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1979–1999
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 100.0
Dominance: 100.0
Statistics: 100.0
Honours: 97.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Wayne Gretzky

333

Artur Beterbiev

85.8

Sport: Boxing
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Artur Beterbiev

427

Alex Baumann

85.2

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1978–1987
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Alex Baumann

457

Charmaine Hooper

85.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1986–2006
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 89.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Charmaine Hooper

634

Donovan Bailey

83.9

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1991–2001
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Donovan Bailey

781

Steve Nash

83.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1996–2015
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Steve Nash

796

Gordie Howe

82.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1946–1980
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 93.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 93.0
Longevity: 99.0

Athlete: Gordie Howe

1049

Doug Harvey

81.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1947–1969
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Doug Harvey

1066

Arturo Gatti

81.7

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1991–2007
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Arturo Gatti

1127

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

81.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

1206

Jayna Hefford

80.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1997–2015
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Jayna Hefford

1223

Caroline Ouellette

80.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1999–2016
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Caroline Ouellette

1288

Red Kelly

80.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1947–1967
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Red Kelly

1330

Howie Morenz

80.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1923–1937
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Howie Morenz

1350

Clint Benedict

80.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1912–1930
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Clint Benedict

1367

Alphonso Davies

80.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Alphonso Davies

1369

Bobby Clarke

80.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1969–1984
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bobby Clarke

1404

Glenn Hall

79.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1952–1971
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Glenn Hall

1405

Mohammed Ahmed

79.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Mohammed Ahmed

1408

Jelena Mrdjenovich

79.8

Sport: Boxing
Career: 2004–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Jelena Mrdjenovich

1416

George Hainsworth

79.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1926–1937
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: George Hainsworth

1439

Ron Francis

79.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1981–2004
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Ron Francis

1440

Bernie Geoffrion

79.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1950–1968
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bernie Geoffrion

1444

Jacques Plante

79.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1947–1975
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Jacques Plante

1482

Joe Malone

79.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1908–1924
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Joe Malone

1494

Dylan Armstrong

79.4

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2003–2014
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Dylan Armstrong

1503

Aurèle Joliat

79.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1922–1938
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Aurèle Joliat

1504

Dit Clapper

79.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1927–1947
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Dit Clapper

1521

Sidney Crosby

79.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2005–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 91.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 89.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Sidney Crosby

1522

Martin Brodeur

79.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1991–2015
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Martin Brodeur

1523

Jean Béliveau

79.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1950–1971
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Jean Béliveau

1525

Summer McIntosh

79.2

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Summer McIntosh

1560

Angela James

79.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1985–2000
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Angela James

1588

Alex Delvecchio

79.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1950–1974
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Alex Delvecchio

1590

Grant Fuhr

79.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1981–2000
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Grant Fuhr

1591

Dave Keon

79.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1960–1982
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Dave Keon

1592

Mario Lemieux

78.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1984–2006
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 99.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 97.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Mario Lemieux

1593

Bobby Orr

78.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1966–1979
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 97.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 91.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Bobby Orr

1606

Frank Boucher

78.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1921–1944
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Frank Boucher

1617

Charline Labonté

78.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1999–2017
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Charline Labonté

1620

Scott Niedermayer

78.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1991–2010
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Scott Niedermayer

1622

Ed Belfour

78.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1988–2007
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Ed Belfour

1637

Terry Sawchuk

78.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1947–1970
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Terry Sawchuk

1659

Ray Bourque

78.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1979–2001
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Ray Bourque

1675

Tony Esposito

78.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1968–1984
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Tony Esposito

1676

Rob Blake

78.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1989–2010
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Rob Blake

1712

George Armstrong

78.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1949–1971
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: George Armstrong

1718

Bobby Hull

78.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1957–1980
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Bobby Hull

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
58	Christine Sinclair	Football	🇨🇦 Canada	2000–2023	89.7
165	Kadeisha Buchanan	Football	🇨🇦 Canada	2013–active	87.6
303	Wayne Gretzky	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1979–1999	86.1
333	Artur Beterbiev	Boxing	🇨🇦 Canada	2013–active	85.8
427	Alex Baumann	Swimming	🇨🇦 Canada	1978–1987	85.2
457	Charmaine Hooper	Football	🇨🇦 Canada	1986–2006	85.0
634	Donovan Bailey	Athletics	🇨🇦 Canada	1991–2001	83.9
781	Steve Nash	Basketball	🇨🇦 Canada	1996–2015	83.0
796	Gordie Howe	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1946–1980	82.9
1049	Doug Harvey	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1947–1969	81.8
1066	Arturo Gatti	Boxing	🇨🇦 Canada	1991–2007	81.7
1127	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Basketball	🇨🇦 Canada	2018–active	81.3
1206	Jayna Hefford	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1997–2015	80.9
1223	Caroline Ouellette	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1999–2016	80.8
1288	Red Kelly	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1947–1967	80.5
1330	Howie Morenz	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1923–1937	80.3
1350	Clint Benedict	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1930	80.2
1367	Alphonso Davies	Football	🇨🇦 Canada	2016–active	80.1
1369	Bobby Clarke	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1969–1984	80.1
1404	Glenn Hall	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1952–1971	79.8
1405	Mohammed Ahmed	Athletics	🇨🇦 Canada	2009–active	79.8
1408	Jelena Mrdjenovich	Boxing	🇨🇦 Canada	2004–active	79.8
1416	George Hainsworth	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1926–1937	79.8
1439	Ron Francis	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1981–2004	79.7
1440	Bernie Geoffrion	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1950–1968	79.7
1444	Jacques Plante	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1947–1975	79.6
1482	Joe Malone	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1908–1924	79.5
1494	Dylan Armstrong	Athletics	🇨🇦 Canada	2003–2014	79.4
1503	Aurèle Joliat	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1922–1938	79.4
1504	Dit Clapper	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1927–1947	79.4
1521	Sidney Crosby	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	2005–active	79.2
1522	Martin Brodeur	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1991–2015	79.2
1523	Jean Béliveau	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1950–1971	79.2
1525	Summer McIntosh	Swimming	🇨🇦 Canada	2019–active	79.2
1560	Angela James	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1985–2000	79.1
1588	Alex Delvecchio	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1950–1974	79.0
1590	Grant Fuhr	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1981–2000	79.0
1591	Dave Keon	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1960–1982	79.0
1592	Mario Lemieux	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1984–2006	78.9
1593	Bobby Orr	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1966–1979	78.9
1606	Frank Boucher	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1921–1944	78.9
1617	Charline Labonté	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1999–2017	78.8
1620	Scott Niedermayer	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1991–2010	78.8
1622	Ed Belfour	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1988–2007	78.8
1637	Terry Sawchuk	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1947–1970	78.7
1659	Ray Bourque	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1979–2001	78.6
1675	Tony Esposito	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1968–1984	78.6
1676	Rob Blake	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1989–2010	78.6
1712	George Armstrong	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1949–1971	78.4
1718	Bobby Hull	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1957–1980	78.3

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