#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2487	Joe Thomas	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2017	79.7
2489	Kim Martin	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2001–2016	79.4
2496	Luciano De Cecco	Volleyball	🇦🇷 Argentina	2006–—	82.9
2499	Maja Ognjenović	Volleyball	🇷🇸 Serbia	2002–—	82.5
2506	Thaísa Menezes	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2004–2023	81.9
2510	Fabiana Claudino	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2002–2021	81.9
2511	Sloane Stephens	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2009–—	77.3
2525	Richard Gasquet	Tennis	🇫🇷 France	2002–2025	79.8
2532	Randall Bal	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2012	75.3
2537	William Arjona	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2000–2021	82.6
2545	Madison Keys	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2009–—	77.5
2546	Dinara Safina	Tennis	🇷🇺 Russia	2000–2014	75.7
2554	Leith Brodie	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2006–2014	75.4
2560	Kei Nishikori	Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	2007–—	77.4
2570	Patrick Makau	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	2008–2016	74.6
2577	Monica De Gennaro	Volleyball	🇮🇹 Italy	2004–—	81.8
2586	Coralie Balmy	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	2004–2016	75.5
2617	Grigor Dimitrov	Tennis	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	2008–—	77.8
2620	Sebastian Janikowski	American Football	🇵🇱 Poland	2000–2018	80.8
2622	April Ross	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2022	81.2
2631	Steven Stamkos	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	2008–—	79.4
2652	Mike Brown	Swimming	🇨🇦 Canada	2003–2012	74.5
2655	Paolo Nicolai	Volleyball	🇮🇹 Italy	2008–—	81.2
2657	Noora Räty	Ice Hockey	🇫🇮 Finland	2006–—	79.3
2658	Eli Manning	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2019	79.4
2659	Timea Bacsinszky	Tennis	🇨🇭 Switzerland	2005–2021	76.6
2676	Dustin Johnson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2007–—	81.5
2682	Karlee Bispo	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2014	74.0
2686	Petra Kvitová	Tennis	🇨🇿 Czechia	2006–2025	76.4
2687	Jonathan Toews	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	2007–—	78.4
2689	Gaël Monfils	Tennis	🇫🇷 France	2004–—	78.5
2690	Jaqueline Carvalho	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2001–2021	80.9
2698	Mariusz Wlazły	Volleyball	🇵🇱 Poland	2002–2023	81.1
2699	Sofia Assefa	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2008–2019	75.1
2708	Simona Halep	Tennis	🇷🇴 Romania	2006–2024	76.3
2727	Jason Witten	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2003–2020	80.1
2728	Jessica Pegula	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2009–—	75.1
2736	Laura Ludwig	Volleyball	🇩🇪 Germany	2003–—	80.2
2738	Pernilla Winberg	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2005–2021	78.9
2743	Bai Xue	Athletics	🇨🇳 China	2005–2014	73.1
2750	Victor Hedman	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2007–—	78.2
2751	Victoria Azarenka	Tennis	🇧🇾 Belarus	2003–—	75.9
2753	Milos Raonic	Tennis	🇨🇦 Canada	2008–—	75.2
2760	Éder Carbonera	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2003–2020	80.5
2767	Katarzyna Skowrońska-Dolata	Volleyball	🇵🇱 Poland	2001–2018	80.6
2771	Yury Berezhko	Volleyball	🇷🇺 Russia	2000–2019	80.9
2781	Calvin Johnson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2015	76.1
2786	Alison Cerutti	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2006–—	79.6
2791	Ryan Miller	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2021	78.3
2792	Bruno Schmidt	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2009–—	78.7

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