#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1201	Danny García	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2007–—	82.2
1202	Mignon du Preez	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2007–2023	83.7
1203	Michael Vaughan	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1993–2009	82.5
1204	Emiliano Brembilla	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	1993–2009	82.8
1205	Pan Zhanle	Swimming	🇨🇳 China	2021–—	77.3
1206	Tommie Smith	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1969	78.5
1207	Vern Mikkelsen	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1959	80.2
1208	Renate Stecher	Athletics	🇩🇪 East Germany	1967–1976	80.1
1209	Nat Sciver-Brunt	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2013–—	82.5
1210	Bailey Howell	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1971	81.1
1211	Max Baer	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1929–1941	80.6
1212	Gino Marchetti	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1966	85.5
1213	Brian Close	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1949–1986	85.3
1214	Howie Morenz	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1923–1937	84.7
1215	Charlie Barnett	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1927–1953	83.5
1216	Barney Aaron	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1819–1834	80.8
1217	Jessica Beard	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2009–2021	82.3
1218	David Beckham	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1992–2013	81.9
1219	Gabriel Batistuta	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1988–2005	80.1
1220	Kawhi Leonard	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–—	79.5
1221	Félix Trinidad	Boxing	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1990–2008	80.5
1222	Maurice Greene	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2008	80.2
1223	Hennadiy Avdyeyenko	Athletics	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1983–1992	79.9
1224	Christian Vieri	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1991–2009	79.0
1225	Christian Coleman	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2016–—	80.0
1226	Valerie Brisco-Hooks	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1988	79.3
1227	Daiya Seto	Swimming	🇯🇵 Japan	2012–—	81.4
1228	Stanley Ketchel	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1903–1910	77.7
1229	Alan Davidson	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1953–1963	80.8
1230	Ann Meyers	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1980	78.3
1231	Warren Bardsley	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1903–1926	83.4
1232	Trevor Bailey	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1945–1967	83.9
1233	Johnny Douglas	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1901–1930	83.3
1234	Clint Benedict	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1930	85.8
1235	Bill Alley	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1945–1968	83.7
1236	Arthur Chambers	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1866–1879	80.9
1237	Karch Kiraly	Volleyball	🇺🇸 USA	1981–2007	88.8
1238	Shane Mosley	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2016	82.0
1239	DeMar DeRozan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–—	82.1
1240	Mushfiqur Rahim	Cricket	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	2005–—	84.5
1241	Magdalena Eriksson	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	2011–—	80.0
1242	Cliff Hagan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1970	80.3
1243	Ricky Rubio	Basketball	🇪🇸 Spain	2005–2024	81.3
1244	Frank Fredericks	Athletics	🇳🇦 Namibia	1990–2004	81.8
1245	Riddick Bowe	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2008	78.9
1246	Mike Bruner	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1980	77.9
1247	Hannelore Anke	Swimming	🇩🇪 Germany	1973–1977	77.6
1248	Ewart Astill	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1906–1939	84.8
1249	Trine Rønning	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	2002–2015	80.4
1250	Jessica Houara	Football	🇫🇷 France	2006–2019	80.4

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