#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
701	Hashim Amla	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2004–2019	85.6
705	Melanie Serrano	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2005–2022	84.1
706	Melania Gabbiadini	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2000–2019	83.7
711	Suzie Bates	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2006–—	87.1
713	Lisa Sthalekar	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2001–2013	85.5
722	Ellyse Perry	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2007–—	85.9
727	Terence Crawford	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2008–—	83.1
728	Cecilia Brækhus	Boxing	🇳🇴 Norway	2007–—	84.3
730	Dwight Howard	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2022	84.2
739	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Swimming	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2008–2021	83.2
743	Rosana dos Santos	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2002–2019	83.2
749	Amanda Serrano	Boxing	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	2009–—	84.3
752	Lasith Malinga	Cricket	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2004–2021	85.0
756	Ross Taylor	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2006–2022	86.6
759	Nilla Fischer	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	2001–2023	84.2
761	Tyson Gay	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2017	83.0
762	Yohan Blake	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2007–—	83.9
773	Deandra Dottin	Cricket	🏴 West Indies	2008–—	84.9
774	Anya Shrubsole	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2008–2022	84.6
775	Shabnim Ismail	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2007–2023	85.2
777	Michael Clarke	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2003–2015	84.7
783	Daniela Sabatino	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2002–—	83.3
785	MS Dhoni	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2004–2020	85.3
791	Ricardo Carvalho	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	2000–2017	82.8
806	Guillermo Rigondeaux	Boxing	🇨🇺 Cuba	2009–—	83.3
807	Tim Southee	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2008–2024	86.4
815	Alia Guagni	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2005–2023	83.1
817	Ashton Eaton	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2016	82.1
819	Lindsay Whalen	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2018	84.0
825	Murielle Ahouré-Demps	Athletics	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	2008–—	84.1
833	Tirunesh Dibaba	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2001–2019	84.5
834	Pernille Harder	Football	🇩🇰 Denmark	2009–—	81.7
839	Nicola Adams	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2001–2019	82.6
843	Jermell Charlo	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2007–—	83.1
844	Yuvraj Singh	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2000–2019	84.3
846	Chamari Athapaththu	Cricket	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2009–—	84.7
847	Hedvig Lindahl	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	2000–2024	84.1
856	Justin Gatlin	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2022	84.6
857	Cristiana Girelli	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2006–—	82.7
862	Vincent Kompany	Football	🇧🇪 Belgium	2003–2019	81.2
869	Tabea Kemme	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2009–2019	81.6
871	James Harden	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–—	83.0
873	Sam Kerr	Football	🇦🇺 Australia	2008–—	81.1
882	Radamel Falcao	Football	🇨🇴 Colombia	2005–2024	81.1
884	Amandine Henry	Football	🇫🇷 France	2007–—	82.0
897	Russell Westbrook	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2008–—	83.3
902	Stafanie Taylor	Cricket	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2008–—	84.8
913	Valentina Cernoia	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2008–—	82.1
916	Fabiana da Silva	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2006–2021	82.4
918	Bastian Schweinsteiger	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2002–2019	81.9

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