#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1101	Siobhán Haughey	Swimming	🇭🇰 Hong Kong	2015–—	81.2
1102	Clyde Lovellette	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1964	80.7
1103	Nancy Lieberman	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1997	81.5
1104	Arianna Caruso	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2016–—	80.0
1105	Katia Serra	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1987–2006	81.8
1106	Didier Drogba	Football	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	1998–2018	80.2
1107	Mithali Raj	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1999–2022	85.2
1108	Angel McCoughtry	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–2022	80.1
1109	Mehdi Baala	Athletics	🇫🇷 France	1997–2012	82.8
1110	Elin Rubensson	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	2011–—	81.1
1111	Karin Brienesse	Swimming	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1986–1996	81.7
1112	Caroline Ouellette	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1999–2016	86.4
1113	Michael Laudrup	Football	🇩🇰 Denmark	1981–1998	80.7
1114	Willie Mays	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1973	88.1
1115	Anil Kumble	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1989–2008	84.0
1116	Abebe Bikila	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1956–1969	80.4
1117	Klay Thompson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–—	81.0
1118	Mapi León	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2011–—	79.8
1119	Neil Johnston	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1959	77.6
1120	Zelmo Beaty	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1975	81.2
1121	Jackie Nava	Boxing	🇲🇽 Mexico	2002–2022	82.8
1122	Misbah-ul-Haq	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1998–2017	83.7
1123	Dane van Niekerk	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2009–2023	83.3
1124	Jan Vertonghen	Football	🇧🇪 Belgium	2006–2025	82.1
1125	Bärbel Wöckel	Athletics	🇩🇪 East Germany	1974–1984	80.9
1126	Janeth Arcain	Basketball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1990–2005	81.9
1127	Dave Bing	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1978	80.7
1128	Richie Benaud	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1952–1964	82.4
1129	Alec Bedser	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1946–1960	81.9
1130	John Bromwich	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1937–1954	84.2
1131	Adrian Quist	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1933–1950	84.2
1132	Fred Apostoli	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1934–1948	81.4
1133	Paul Collingwood	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1996–2018	84.6
1134	Mushtaq Ahmed	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1986–2006	83.8
1135	Yohann Ndoye-Brouard	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	2018–—	80.8
1136	Venus Williams	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2024	85.4
1137	Jaromír Jágr	Ice Hockey	🇨🇿 Czechia	1988–2024	88.2
1138	Hank Aaron	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1976	88.5
1139	Roy Emerson	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1953–1983	84.4
1140	Oscar De La Hoya	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2008	82.1
1141	Yannick Agnel	Swimming	🇫🇷 France	2008–2016	78.7
1142	Sergei Makarov	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1976–1997	86.2
1143	Tony Gonzalez	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2013	87.3
1144	Marek Hamšík	Football	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2004–2023	81.5
1145	Mallory Swanson	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2015–—	79.6
1146	Tom Dolan	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2002	80.1
1147	Rebecca Soni	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2012	78.2
1148	Lee Evans	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1972	78.9
1149	Bernard King	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1993	80.5
1150	Larry Myricks	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1992	82.7

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