- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
GOAT Rank · 933
Greatest female of all time
This ranking is led by Marta Vieira da Silva, Diana Taurasi and Katie Ledecky. GOAT Rank currently ranks 933 eligible athletes using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Marta Vieira da Silva ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 95.0.
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- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1969–1976
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2002
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1988–1998
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1992–2008
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1987–2003
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2013–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1988–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2012–2021
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2004
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1977–1986
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1964–1972
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2004–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2008
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1978–1990
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2005–2009
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1985–2002
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1989–2006
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1984–2001
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1989–1993
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1983–1993
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1968–1976
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1982–1990
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2015
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2000–2012
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1993–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1999–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2013–2022
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1974–1978
- Country
- 🇩🇪 East Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1960–1972
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–2020
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1978–1986
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1974–1980
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–2018
- Country
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1997–2020
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2018
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2017
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2010
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2000–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2212 | Penny Oleksiak | Swimming | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2016–active | 76.3 |
| 2213 | Mayumi Aoki | Swimming | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1969–1976 | 76.3 |
| 2224 | Frédérique Bangué | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2002 | 76.3 |
| 2232 | Marlenis Costa | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1988–2000 | 76.2 |
| 2233 | Brigitte Becue | Swimming | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1988–1998 | 76.2 |
| 2242 | Annika Sörenstam | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1992–2008 | 76.1 |
| 2252 | Minna Atherton | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2015–active | 76.1 |
| 2261 | Alina Astafei | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1987–2003 | 76.1 |
| 2263 | Sarah Gibson | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–2019 | 76.1 |
| 2281 | Summer Sanders | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–1994 | 76.0 |
| 2283 | Franchón Crews-Dezurn | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 76.0 |
| 2297 | Annika Bruhn | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2012–2021 | 76.0 |
| 2309 | Lucia Rijker | Boxing | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1996–2004 | 75.9 |
| 2317 | Carmen Bunaciu | Swimming | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1977–1986 | 75.9 |
| 2324 | Vera Nikolić | Athletics | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1964–1972 | 75.9 |
| 2325 | Katie Hoff | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2004–2012 | 75.9 |
| 2326 | Naoko Takahashi | Athletics | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1997–2008 | 75.9 |
| 2344 | Joanna Atkins | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–2017 | 75.9 |
| 2350 | Hana Mandlíková | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1978–1990 | 75.8 |
| 2360 | Caroline Burckle | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–2009 | 75.8 |
| 2373 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1985–2002 | 75.7 |
| 2387 | Mary Pierce | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1989–2006 | 75.6 |
| 2389 | Nathalie Tauziat | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1984–2001 | 75.6 |
| 2394 | Crissy Ahmann-Leighton | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1989–1993 | 75.6 |
| 2395 | Zola Budd | Athletics | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1983–1993 | 75.6 |
| 2401 | Marie-Thérèse Armentero | Swimming | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1968–1976 | 75.6 |
| 2403 | Joan Baptiste | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1982–1990 | 75.6 |
| 2405 | Aryna Sabalenka | Tennis | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 2015–active | 75.5 |
| 2410 | Flavia Pennetta | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2000–2015 | 75.5 |
| 2416 | Kateřina Baďurová | Athletics | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 2000–2012 | 75.5 |
| 2427 | Sophie Angus | Swimming | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2016–active | 75.5 |
| 2428 | Lindsay Davenport | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2010 | 75.4 |
| 2434 | Amanda Anisimova | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 75.4 |
| 2449 | Natalie Darwitz | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1999–2011 | 75.3 |
| 2466 | Lizelle Lee | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2013–2022 | 75.3 |
| 2474 | Roswitha Beier | Swimming | 🇩🇪 East Germany | 1974–1978 | 75.3 |
| 2476 | Lyudmila Buldakova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1960–1972 | 75.3 |
| 2481 | Hilary Knight | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–active | 75.2 |
| 2485 | Meghan Duggan | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2020 | 75.2 |
| 2494 | Yuliya Bogdanova | Swimming | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1978–1986 | 75.2 |
| 2507 | Gail Amundrud | Swimming | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1974–1980 | 75.2 |
| 2508 | Margaret Adeoye | Athletics | 🇬🇧 Great Britain | 2010–2018 | 75.2 |
| 2511 | Kim Clijsters | Tennis | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1997–2020 | 75.1 |
| 2513 | Francesca Schiavone | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1998–2018 | 75.1 |
| 2515 | Jelena Janković | Tennis | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2000–2017 | 75.1 |
| 2516 | Elena Dementieva | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1998–2010 | 75.1 |
| 2517 | Julie Chu | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2018 | 75.1 |
| 2521 | Britany Anderson | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2018–active | 75.1 |
| 2532 | Fabiana Oliveira | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2000–2016 | 75.1 |
| 2534 | Femke Bol | Athletics | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2018–active | 75.0 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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