- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1986–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
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.
Quick answer
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
- Athletics
- Career
- 1980–2004
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1979–1989
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1994–2008
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2023
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–2000
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2019
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1959–1983
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 91.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1996–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2016
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2010–2023
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1974–1987
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2003–2018
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2013
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2008–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1998–2012
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2006–2020
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1998–2015
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2009
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1975–1992
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1966–1982
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2022
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2019
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1971–1990
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2001–2013
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2008
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1994–2007
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 655 | Janet Evans | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–1996 | 83.7 |
| 656 | Heike Drechsler | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1980–2004 | 83.7 |
| 657 | Caster Semenya | Athletics | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2008–active | 83.7 |
| 662 | Anne Donovan | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1989 | 83.7 |
| 663 | Antje Buschschulte | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1994–2008 | 83.7 |
| 664 | Gaëtane Thiney | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2005–2023 | 83.7 |
| 665 | Manuela Giugliano | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2013–active | 83.7 |
| 666 | Sakina Karchaoui | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2013–active | 83.7 |
| 667 | Marieanne Spacey | Football | 🏴 England | 1984–2000 | 83.7 |
| 672 | Christine Arron | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2012 | 83.6 |
| 676 | Karen Carney | Football | 🏴 England | 2005–2019 | 83.6 |
| 677 | Grace Geyoro | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 83.6 |
| 678 | Cecilia Salvai | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2010–active | 83.6 |
| 684 | Billie Jean King | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1959–1983 | 83.5 |
| 687 | Tina Thompson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2013 | 83.5 |
| 688 | Katie Smith | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2013 | 83.5 |
| 694 | Marizanne Kapp | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2009–active | 83.5 |
| 696 | Letesenbet Gidey | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2015–active | 83.5 |
| 698 | Nadine Keßler | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2006–2016 | 83.5 |
| 709 | Meg Lanning | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2010–2023 | 83.4 |
| 710 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Athletics | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1974–1987 | 83.4 |
| 713 | Alex Blackwell | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2003–2018 | 83.4 |
| 715 | Sonia Bompastor | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1997–2013 | 83.4 |
| 720 | Isabell Herlovsen | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2004–2021 | 83.4 |
| 721 | Lena Oberdorf | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2018–active | 83.4 |
| 724 | A'ja Wilson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2018–active | 83.3 |
| 725 | Candace Parker | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–2023 | 83.3 |
| 727 | Asisat Oshoala | Football | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 2013–active | 83.3 |
| 729 | Alyssa Healy | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2007–active | 83.3 |
| 732 | Julien Alfred | Athletics | 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | 2018–active | 83.3 |
| 734 | Ellen White | Football | 🏴 England | 2005–2022 | 83.3 |
| 742 | Giulia Gwinn | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2016–active | 83.3 |
| 744 | Leisel Jones | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1998–2012 | 83.2 |
| 745 | Seimone Augustus | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2006–2020 | 83.2 |
| 747 | Nadzeya Astapchuk | Athletics | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 1998–2015 | 83.2 |
| 755 | Cheryl Salisbury | Football | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1994–2009 | 83.2 |
| 757 | Caroline Graham Hansen | Football | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2010–active | 83.1 |
| 758 | Rosa Mota | Athletics | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1975–1992 | 83.1 |
| 763 | Enid Bakewell | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1966–1982 | 83.1 |
| 764 | Beth Mooney | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2016–active | 83.1 |
| 765 | Heather Knight | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2010–active | 83.1 |
| 775 | Melanie Serrano | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2005–2022 | 83.1 |
| 776 | Melania Gabbiadini | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2000–2019 | 83.1 |
| 782 | Grete Waitz | Athletics | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1971–1990 | 83.0 |
| 784 | Suzie Bates | Cricket | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2006–active | 83.0 |
| 786 | Lisa Sthalekar | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2001–2013 | 83.0 |
| 793 | Nia Künzer | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1997–2008 | 83.0 |
| 797 | Ellyse Perry | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2007–active | 82.9 |
| 803 | Cecilia Brækhus | Boxing | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2007–active | 82.9 |
| 806 | Regina Halmich | Boxing | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1994–2007 | 82.9 |
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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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