#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
807	Inha Babakova	Athletics	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1986–2004	85.1
808	Buddy Jeannette	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1950	82.9
809	Juan Román Riquelme	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1996–2014	82.5
810	Tatjana Smith	Swimming	🇿🇦 South Africa	2016–2024	82.1
811	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Swimming	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2008–2021	83.2
812	Susie O'Neill	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	1990–2000	83.7
813	Miguel Canto	Boxing	🇲🇽 Mexico	1969–1982	83.9
814	Eugène Criqui	Boxing	🇫🇷 France	1910–1928	84.8
815	Rosana dos Santos	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2002–2019	83.2
818	Rocky Marciano	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1947–1956	82.5
820	Marita Koch	Athletics	🇩🇪 Germany	1977–1986	81.6
822	Robert Parish	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1997	86.3
823	Max Schmeling	Boxing	🇩🇪 Germany	1924–1948	84.5
824	Lasith Malinga	Cricket	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2004–2021	85.0
825	Billy Cunningham	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1976	81.4
826	Wilfredo Benítez	Boxing	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1973–1990	83.1
827	Kid Chocolate	Boxing	🇨🇺 Cuba	1928–1938	82.7
828	Ross Taylor	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2006–2022	86.6
829	Marcela Acuña	Boxing	🇦🇷 Argentina	1997–2019	85.9
830	Mariana Juárez	Boxing	🇲🇽 Mexico	1998–2023	85.9
831	Nilla Fischer	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	2001–2023	84.2
832	Ralph Boston	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1968	82.8
833	Tyson Gay	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2017	83.0
835	Denise Curry	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1990	82.9
836	Predrag Mijatović	Football	🇲🇪 Montenegro	1987–2004	81.8
837	Charley Burley	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1950	83.4
838	Johnny Briggs	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1879–1900	85.7
839	Jem Carney	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1876–1891	83.8
840	Billy Graham	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1941–1955	85.0
842	Diego da Silva Costa	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2007–2024	81.9
843	Courtney Walsh	Cricket	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1981–2001	86.5
844	Carlos Zárate	Boxing	🇲🇽 Mexico	1970–1988	82.9
847	Anya Shrubsole	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2008–2022	84.6
848	Shabnim Ismail	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2007–2023	85.2
850	Michael Clarke	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2003–2015	84.7
851	Zaheer Abbas	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1969–1985	85.2
852	Chamique Holdsclaw	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2010	82.4
853	Pernille Blume	Swimming	🇩🇰 Denmark	2010–2022	83.1
854	Gene Fullmer	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1963	83.5
855	Curtis Cokes	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1972	83.8
857	Yuri Zhirkov	Football	🇷🇺 Russia	2001–2022	83.6
858	Imran Khan	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1971–1992	85.6
859	MS Dhoni	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2004–2020	85.3
860	Lauren Jackson	Basketball	🇦🇺 Australia	1997–2023	82.7
861	Wilson Kipketer	Athletics	🇩🇰 Denmark	1990–2005	82.8
863	Mohammad Yousuf	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1998–2010	84.2
864	Arjuna Ranatunga	Cricket	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1982–2000	86.0
865	Ricardo Carvalho	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	2000–2017	82.8
866	Sally Gunnell	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1984–1997	82.9
867	Bobby McDermott	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1933–1950	82.1

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