#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
464	Vladimir Salnikov	Swimming	🇷🇺 Russia	1976–1988	84.5
465	Dan Issel	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1985	86.2
492	Ingrid Kristiansen	Athletics	🇳🇴 Norway	1977–1996	85.4
504	Ruud Gullit	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1979–1998	83.7
519	Willie Banks	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1996	85.6
529	Malcolm Marshall	Cricket	🇧🇧 Barbados	1977–1996	85.6
533	Merlene Ottey	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1978–2012	87.7
538	Mary T. Meagher	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1988	83.4
556	Sippy Woodhead	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1984	82.3
566	Dennis Johnson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1990	85.1
568	Bob McAdoo	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1986	83.4
570	Gary Lineker	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1978–1994	82.8
571	Careca	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1978–1997	84.0
573	Shirley Babashoff	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1978	82.7
598	Anne Donovan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1989	82.9
631	Ian Botham	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1977–1992	85.1
641	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Athletics	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	1974–1987	84.5
643	Graham Gooch	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1973–1997	86.9
647	Gene Keady	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–2005	85.7
668	Allan Simonsen	Football	🇩🇰 Denmark	1970–1989	83.1
672	Ralf Edström	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1970–1983	82.6
682	Greg Chappell	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1970–1984	84.9
688	Rosa Mota	Athletics	🇵🇹 Portugal	1975–1992	85.2
709	Grete Waitz	Athletics	🇳🇴 Norway	1971–1990	85.4
720	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1974–1989	82.3
732	Dave Cowens	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1983	81.8
733	Maurice Cheeks	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1993	84.7
748	Marita Koch	Athletics	🇩🇪 Germany	1977–1986	81.6
750	Robert Parish	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1997	86.3
754	Wilfredo Benítez	Boxing	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1973–1990	83.1
763	Denise Curry	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1990	82.9
771	Carlos Zárate	Boxing	🇲🇽 Mexico	1970–1988	82.9
784	Imran Khan	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1971–1992	85.6
796	Jeff Dujon	Cricket	🇯🇲 West Indies	1974–1993	85.9
820	Safet Sušić	Football	🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina	1974–1991	82.9
822	Yoko Gushiken	Boxing	🇯🇵 Japan	1974–1981	82.0
830	Ivan Lendl	Tennis	🇨🇿 Czechia	1978–1994	85.6
831	Jimmy Connors	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1996	86.4
832	Sebastian Coe	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1975–1990	83.4
837	Joan Benoit Samuelson	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1979–—	84.4
840	Michael Holding	Cricket	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1972–1989	83.4
853	Alessandro Andrei	Athletics	🇮🇹 Italy	1979–1993	82.9
861	David Gower	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1975–1993	85.2
872	Sunil Gavaskar	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1971–1987	84.8
876	Abedi Pelé	Football	🇬🇭 Ghana	1978–2000	81.8
877	Alain Giresse	Football	🇫🇷 France	1970–1988	83.2
896	Marvelous Marvin Hagler	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1987	83.2
917	Hugo Sánchez	Football	🇲🇽 Mexico	1976–1997	81.8
941	Richard Hadlee	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1972–1990	83.6
952	Wilfred Benítez	Boxing	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1973–1990	81.0

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