#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
751	Max Schmeling	Boxing	🇩🇪 Germany	1924–1948	84.5
752	Lasith Malinga	Cricket	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2004–2021	85.0
753	Billy Cunningham	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1976	81.4
754	Wilfredo Benítez	Boxing	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1973–1990	83.1
755	Kid Chocolate	Boxing	🇨🇺 Cuba	1928–1938	82.7
756	Ross Taylor	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2006–2022	86.6
757	Marcela Acuña	Boxing	🇦🇷 Argentina	1997–2019	85.9
758	Mariana Juárez	Boxing	🇲🇽 Mexico	1998–2023	85.9
759	Nilla Fischer	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	2001–2023	84.2
760	Ralph Boston	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1968	82.8
761	Tyson Gay	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2017	83.0
762	Yohan Blake	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2007–—	83.9
763	Denise Curry	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1990	82.9
764	Predrag Mijatović	Football	🇲🇪 Montenegro	1987–2004	81.8
765	Charley Burley	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1950	83.4
766	Johnny Briggs	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1879–1900	85.7
767	Jem Carney	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1876–1891	83.8
768	Billy Graham	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1941–1955	85.0
769	Laura Giuliani	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2010–—	82.6
770	Courtney Walsh	Cricket	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1981–2001	86.5
771	Carlos Zárate	Boxing	🇲🇽 Mexico	1970–1988	82.9
772	Trent Boult	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2011–—	84.6
773	Deandra Dottin	Cricket	🏴 West Indies	2008–—	84.9
774	Anya Shrubsole	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2008–2022	84.6
775	Shabnim Ismail	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2007–2023	85.2
776	Gervonta Davis	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2013–—	82.6
777	Michael Clarke	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2003–2015	84.7
778	Zaheer Abbas	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1969–1985	85.2
779	Chamique Holdsclaw	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2010	82.4
780	Pernille Blume	Swimming	🇩🇰 Denmark	2010–2022	83.1
781	Gene Fullmer	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1963	83.5
782	Curtis Cokes	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1972	83.8
783	Daniela Sabatino	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2002–—	83.3
784	Imran Khan	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1971–1992	85.6
785	MS Dhoni	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2004–2020	85.3
786	Lauren Jackson	Basketball	🇦🇺 Australia	1997–2023	82.7
787	Wilson Kipketer	Athletics	🇩🇰 Denmark	1990–2005	82.8
788	Mariona Caldentey	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2013–—	81.4
789	Mohammad Yousuf	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1998–2010	84.2
790	Arjuna Ranatunga	Cricket	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1982–2000	86.0
791	Ricardo Carvalho	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	2000–2017	82.8
792	Sally Gunnell	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1984–1997	82.9
793	Bobby McDermott	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1933–1950	82.1
794	Emmanuel Petit	Football	🇫🇷 France	1988–2004	82.2
795	Colin Cowdrey	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1954–1975	86.8
796	Jeff Dujon	Cricket	🇯🇲 West Indies	1974–1993	85.9
797	Athenea del Castillo	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2017–—	81.4
798	Caeleb Dressel	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2013–—	81.9
799	Ken Rosewall	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1951–1980	87.0
800	Isiah Thomas	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1994	83.0

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