#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
4	Marta Vieira da Silva	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2002–—	94.6
14	Diana Taurasi	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2025	93.7
16	Katie Ledecky	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2012–—	92.5
18	Kristine Lilly	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2010	93.4
21	Mia Hamm	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2004	90.7
22	Hege Riise	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	1990–2004	90.2
23	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2007–—	91.4
29	Betty Vignotto	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1970–1990	90.6
34	Carli Lloyd	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2021	89.7
41	Allyson Felix	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2003–2022	90.5
42	Patrizia Panico	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1991–2016	90.3
44	Cristiane Rozeira	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2002–—	89.5
46	Alexia Putellas	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2010–—	88.1
47	Christine Sinclair	Football	🇨🇦 Canada	2000–2023	90.5
48	Tiffeny Milbrett	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2006	88.7
49	Joy Fawcett	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2004	89.8
50	Megan Rapinoe	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2023	88.8
51	Inka Grings	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1996–2013	88.9
52	Aitana Bonmatí	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2016–—	86.6
53	Sue Bird	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2022	91.4
55	Nadine Angerer	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1996–2015	89.6
59	Julie Foudy	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2004	89.1
60	Jenni Hermoso	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2008–—	88.6
61	Perpetua Nkwocha	Football	🇳🇬 Nigeria	2000–2016	88.6
63	Michelle Akers	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1985–2000	86.9
64	Teresa Edwards	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1984–2004	90.6
65	Linda Medalen	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	1987–2001	88.1
68	Sun Wen	Football	🇨🇳 China	1990–2006	87.9
77	Camille Abily	Football	🇫🇷 France	1999–2018	88.7
78	Renate Lingor	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1991–2008	88.4
79	Conny Pohlers	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1996–2013	88.4
84	Wendie Renard	Football	🇫🇷 France	2006–—	89.3
86	Kelly Smith	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1994–2017	88.0
88	Briana Scurry	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2008	87.8
90	Carolina Morace	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1978–1998	87.9
92	Martina Navratilova	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1994	92.6
94	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1980–2001	89.7
101	Tobin Heath	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2022	87.7
102	Steffi Graf	Tennis	🇩🇪 Germany	1982–1999	90.6
108	Formiga	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1993–2022	90.5
109	Pia Sundhage	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1975–1996	88.1
112	Serena Williams	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2022	91.3
116	Ariane Hingst	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1994–2011	88.2
120	Abby Wambach	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2015	87.2
122	Maria Mutola	Athletics	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1988–2008	90.3
123	Lucy Bronze	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2009–—	87.3
129	Marinette Pichon	Football	🇫🇷 France	1993–2010	87.3
130	Sherida Spitse	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2006–—	88.6
132	Therese Alshammar	Swimming	🇸🇪 Sweden	1994–2016	90.3
138	Kadeisha Buchanan	Football	🇨🇦 Canada	2013–—	86.6

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