#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
801	Matt Biondi	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1984–1992	81.9
802	José Nápoles	Boxing	🇲🇽 Mexico	1958–1975	83.8
803	Moses Kiptanui	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	1990–1999	82.1
804	Kostya Tszyu	Boxing	🇦🇺 Australia	1992–2005	82.8
805	Jersey Joe Walcott	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1953	85.0
806	Guillermo Rigondeaux	Boxing	🇨🇺 Cuba	2009–—	83.3
807	Tim Southee	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2008–2024	86.4
808	Jason Lezak	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2012	83.2
809	Zhang Yufei	Swimming	🇨🇳 China	2013–—	82.9
810	Fighting Harada	Boxing	🇯🇵 Japan	1960–1970	82.4
811	Connie Hawkins	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1976	81.3
812	Jean Borotra	Tennis	🇫🇷 France	1922–1956	86.6
813	Mike Barrowman	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1988–1992	80.1
814	Mike Donovan	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1866–1891	84.3
815	Alia Guagni	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2005–2023	83.1
816	George Foreman	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1997	85.4
817	Ashton Eaton	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2016	82.1
818	Wes Unseld	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1981	83.0
819	Lindsay Whalen	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2018	84.0
820	Safet Sušić	Football	🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina	1974–1991	82.9
821	Kajsa Bergqvist	Athletics	🇸🇪 Sweden	1994–2008	83.2
822	Yoko Gushiken	Boxing	🇯🇵 Japan	1974–1981	82.0
823	Pop Gates	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1955	83.6
824	Al Cervi	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1937–1953	83.3
825	Murielle Ahouré-Demps	Athletics	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	2008–—	84.1
826	Sharon van Rouwendaal	Swimming	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2012–—	83.4
827	Mel Daniels	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1977	81.5
828	Mark Johnson	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2006	83.5
829	Tisha Venturini	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2000	81.5
830	Ivan Lendl	Tennis	🇨🇿 Czechia	1978–1994	85.6
831	Jimmy Connors	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1996	86.4
832	Sebastian Coe	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1975–1990	83.4
833	Tirunesh Dibaba	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2001–2019	84.5
834	Pernille Harder	Football	🇩🇰 Denmark	2009–—	81.7
835	Lasse Virén	Athletics	🇫🇮 Finland	1969–1980	81.4
836	Belinda Clark	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1991–2005	84.2
837	Joan Benoit Samuelson	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1979–—	84.4
838	Yolanda Griffith	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2009	82.3
839	Nicola Adams	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2001–2019	82.6
840	Michael Holding	Cricket	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1972–1989	83.4
841	Brooke Bennett	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2001	80.5
842	Ilie Năstase	Tennis	🇷🇴 Romania	1966–1985	85.3
843	Jermell Charlo	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2007–—	83.1
844	Yuvraj Singh	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2000–2019	84.3
845	Hayley Matthews	Cricket	🏴 West Indies	2014–—	83.9
846	Chamari Athapaththu	Cricket	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2009–—	84.7
847	Hedvig Lindahl	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	2000–2024	84.1
848	Fran Kirby	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2010–—	81.4
849	Don Schollander	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1968	80.3
850	Brigid Kosgei	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	2015–—	83.2

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