#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
590	Katie Taylor	Boxing	🇮🇪 Ireland	2001–—	85.4
591	Janet Evans	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1986–1996	83.6
592	Heike Drechsler	Athletics	🇩🇪 Germany	1980–2004	86.1
593	Caster Semenya	Athletics	🇿🇦 South Africa	2008–—	84.2
598	Anne Donovan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1989	82.9
599	Antje Buschschulte	Swimming	🇩🇪 Germany	1994–2008	85.7
600	Gaëtane Thiney	Football	🇫🇷 France	2005–2023	84.0
601	Manuela Giugliano	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2013–—	82.9
602	Sakina Karchaoui	Football	🇫🇷 France	2013–—	82.9
603	Marieanne Spacey	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1984–2000	83.6
608	Christine Arron	Athletics	🇫🇷 France	1993–2012	85.3
612	Karen Carney	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2005–2019	84.0
613	Grace Geyoro	Football	🇫🇷 France	2014–—	82.8
614	Cecilia Salvai	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2010–—	83.4
617	Billie Jean King	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1983	87.5
620	Tina Thompson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2013	85.2
621	Katie Smith	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2013	85.7
627	Marizanne Kapp	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2009–—	86.2
628	Letesenbet Gidey	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2015–—	82.9
630	Nadine Keßler	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2006–2016	81.2
640	Meg Lanning	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2010–2023	85.2
641	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Athletics	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	1974–1987	84.5
644	Alex Blackwell	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2003–2018	87.0
648	Sonia Bompastor	Football	🇫🇷 France	1997–2013	83.9
653	Isabell Herlovsen	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	2004–2021	83.8
654	Lena Oberdorf	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2018–—	81.4
655	A'ja Wilson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2018–—	81.8
656	Candace Parker	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2023	84.1
658	Asisat Oshoala	Football	🇳🇬 Nigeria	2013–—	82.4
660	Alyssa Healy	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2007–—	85.2
663	Julien Alfred	Athletics	🇱🇨 Saint Lucia	2018–—	82.5
665	Ellen White	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2005–2022	82.7
673	Giulia Gwinn	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2016–—	82.2
674	Leisel Jones	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	1998–2012	84.0
675	Seimone Augustus	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2020	84.2
677	Nadzeya Astapchuk	Athletics	🇧🇾 Belarus	1998–2015	85.1
685	Cheryl Salisbury	Football	🇦🇺 Australia	1994–2009	83.9
687	Caroline Graham Hansen	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	2010–—	82.1
688	Rosa Mota	Athletics	🇵🇹 Portugal	1975–1992	85.2
693	Enid Bakewell	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1966–1982	85.0
694	Beth Mooney	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2016–—	84.4
695	Heather Knight	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2010–—	85.8
705	Melanie Serrano	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2005–2022	84.1
706	Melania Gabbiadini	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2000–2019	83.7
709	Grete Waitz	Athletics	🇳🇴 Norway	1971–1990	85.4
711	Suzie Bates	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2006–—	87.1
713	Lisa Sthalekar	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2001–2013	85.5
719	Nia Künzer	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1997–2008	81.7
722	Ellyse Perry	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2007–—	85.9
728	Cecilia Brækhus	Boxing	🇳🇴 Norway	2007–—	84.3

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