#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1915	Ben Johnson	Athletics	🇨🇦 Canada	1980–1993	77.3
1918	Dermontti Dawson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2000	82.5
1925	Greg Maddux	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2008	84.4
1926	Dan Marino	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1999	82.8
1942	Doug Gilmour	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1983–2003	82.8
1953	Mark Alleyne	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1986–2005	81.1
1964	Joe Sakic	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1988–2009	83.1
1965	Mats Wilander	Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	1980–1996	79.0
1984	Dale Hawerchuk	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1981–1997	82.4
2004	Todd Bennett	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1980–1990	77.7
2015	Paul Coffey	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1980–2001	82.9
2016	Teemu Selänne	Ice Hockey	🇫🇮 Finland	1988–2014	83.2
2026	Barry Larkin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2004	83.8
2033	Goran Ivanišević	Tennis	🇭🇷 Croatia	1988–2004	79.0
2042	Deion Sanders	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2005	81.3
2043	Conchita Martínez	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	1988–2006	80.3
2044	Craig Biggio	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2007	84.4
2046	Sergi Bruguera	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	1988–2002	78.3
2050	Lee Smith	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1980–1997	84.0
2052	Larry Walker	Baseball	🇨🇦 Canada	1989–2005	82.6
2054	Aleksandr Mostovoi	Football	🇷🇺 Russia	1986–2005	76.8
2073	Marlenis Costa	Volleyball	🇨🇺 Cuba	1988–2000	83.3
2074	Brigitte Becue	Swimming	🇧🇪 Belgium	1988–1998	77.2
2077	Michael Atherton	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1989–2001	78.9
2085	Barry Sanders	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1989–1998	79.6
2086	Steve Young	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1984–1999	81.2
2100	Alina Astafei	Athletics	🇩🇪 Germany	1987–2003	79.5
2101	Michael Irvin	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–1999	80.9
2107	Ian Austin	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1987–2002	79.5
2115	Steve McMichael	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1980–1994	82.1
2119	Summer Sanders	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1988–1994	74.8
2138	Brett Hull	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2005	81.7
2139	Chris Chelios	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1983–2010	83.9
2151	Adam Oates	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1985–2004	82.4
2154	Stefano Battistelli	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	1987–1996	76.5
2158	Edgar Martínez	Baseball	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1987–2004	82.5
2174	Eric Allen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2001	82.2
2184	John Elway	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1998	82.1
2208	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Tennis	🇪🇸 Spain	1985–2002	79.5
2219	Ronnie Lott	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1994	81.2
2222	Mary Pierce	Tennis	🇫🇷 France	1989–2006	78.9
2224	Nathalie Tauziat	Tennis	🇫🇷 France	1984–2001	80.4
2229	Crissy Ahmann-Leighton	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1989–1993	74.0
2230	Zola Budd	Athletics	🇿🇦 South Africa	1983–1993	75.8
2237	Joan Baptiste	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1982–1990	76.5
2243	Brendan Shanahan	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1987–2009	82.8
2262	Mark Recchi	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1988–2011	83.2
2276	Cal Ripken Jr.	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1981–2001	83.9
2277	Rod Woodson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2003	82.0
2317	Guy Carbonneau	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1980–2000	81.6

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