#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1498	Louisa Nécib	Football	🇫🇷 France	2005–2016	78.6
1499	Brendan Hansen	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2012	80.6
1500	Martin Crowe	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1982–1995	81.2
1501	Bob Lilly	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1974	84.9
1502	Robin Backhaus	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1976	77.7
1503	Bob Appleyard	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1950–1958	79.3
1504	Fred Alexander	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1900–1921	83.3
1505	Mervyn Rose	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1949–1959	81.9
1506	Al Attles	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1971	80.2
1507	Roger Blunt	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1917–1936	82.1
1509	Martin Brodeur	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1991–2015	86.6
1510	Jean Béliveau	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1950–1971	85.5
1511	Cy Young	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1890–1911	86.8
1515	Alan Page	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1981	84.8
1516	Elizabeth Beisel	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2016	79.2
1517	Enith Brigitha	Swimming	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1970–1980	79.4
1519	Justin Tucker	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2012–2024	84.7
1520	David Wilkie	Swimming	🇬🇧 Great Britain	1970–1976	77.7
1521	Gunnar Larsson	Swimming	🇸🇪 Sweden	1968–1974	77.3
1522	Stefano Baldini	Athletics	🇮🇹 Italy	1993–2009	81.9
1523	Nigel Benn	Boxing	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1987–1996	78.6
1524	Saeed Anwar	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1989–2003	80.7
1525	Ludmila Formanová	Athletics	🇨🇿 Czechia	1992–2003	80.0
1526	Stéphan Caron	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	1985–1992	78.8
1527	Barbara Bedford	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2000	79.9
1528	Franco Harris	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1984	84.9
1529	Paul Krause	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1979	85.7
1530	Joe Darling	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1893–1908	81.7
1531	Robert Wrenn	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1891–1900	80.5
1532	Aldo Serena	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1978–1993	78.7
1533	Giuseppe Giannini	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1982–1999	80.1
1534	Marcos Senna	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1998–2015	78.9
1535	Brian Brinkley	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1970–1978	79.5
1536	Michael Chadwick	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2013–2021	79.3
1538	Dominique Wilkins	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1982–1999	80.0
1539	Tegla Loroupe	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	1988–2008	81.8
1540	Sania Mirza	Tennis	🇮🇳 India	2003–2023	82.6
1541	Bismah Maroof	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2006–2023	82.7
1542	Libby Trickett	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2003–2012	79.0
1543	Ye Shiwen	Swimming	🇨🇳 China	2010–2021	78.7
1545	Sixto Escobar	Boxing	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1931–1941	79.1
1546	Valeri Kharlamov	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1967–1981	83.4
1547	Angela James	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1985–2000	84.1
1548	Cris Carter	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2002	85.3
1549	Herb Adderley	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1972	84.4
1551	Don McNeill	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1950	81.5
1552	Bill Copson	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1932–1950	81.9
1553	Tom Dollery	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1934–1955	82.7
1554	Andy Ducat	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1906–1931	82.8
1556	Oleksiy Oleksandrovych Mykhaylychenko	Football	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1983–1996	78.2

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