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The most gifted athletes in recorded history

Rated 2 points - posted 13 years ago by jplamas in category Sports.

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Michael Schumacher

44 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

2.

Usain Bolt

42 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

3.

Kenenisa Bekele

40 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

4.

Tiger Woods

40 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

5.

Wayne Gretsky

37 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Michael Phelps

34 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Lance Armstrong

33 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Phil Taylor

33 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Muhammad Ali

33 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Joe Frazier

33 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Pele

33 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Michael Jordan

33 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Roger Federer

32 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Christy Ring

29 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

15.

Jack Nicklaus

29 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Pete Sampras

28 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

17.

Dan Marino

28 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Jonah Lomu

28 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

19.

Brian O'Driscoll

28 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Diego Maradona

28 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Babe Ruth

26 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Earvin Johnson

24 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Sean Purcell

24 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Steffi Graf

23 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

25.

Michael Johnson

23 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Mark Spitz

21 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

27.

Arnold Palmer

19 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Miruts Yifter

19 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Joe DiMaggio

18 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Brett Favre

18 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Brian Lara

18 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Patrick Ewing

18 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Alex Higgins

17 points - added 13 years ago by guest -

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Paolo Maldini

16 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Peyton Manning

15 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Jesse Owens

15 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Mike Tyson

15 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Zinedine Zidane

15 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Carl Lewis

14 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Richie McCaw

13 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Lester Piggott

12 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Martin Johnson

12 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Ronnie O'Sullivan

12 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Henry Shefflin

6 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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Mick O'Connell

6 points - added 13 years ago by jplamas -

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kelly slater

4 points - added 13 years ago by guest -

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Katarina Johnson Thompson (heptathlon)

Recently became a two time World Champion (2019 & 2023). Also 2022 Commonwealth champion. She has certainly picked up where Jessica Ennis Hill left off when she became world champion for the first time in 2009.

0 points - added 7 months ago by guest -

48.

Kirsten Warholm 400m hurdler

Comes from Norway and already on top of the world as of 31st August 2023.

0 points - added 7 months ago by guest -

49.

Mark Selby (snooker player)

The most recent multiple winner to date in World Snooker Championship with four titles since his first in 2014. Recently, he made a maximum break,147, first ever in a memorable 2023 final.

0 points - added 11 months ago by guest -

50.

Luca Brecel

Snooker player from Belgium who had an incredible seventeen day adventure, overcoming Ronnie O'Sullivan in the quarter finals, an even incredible comeback against an unseeded Chinese player in the semi finals and then beat Mark Selby in the final to become world champion.

0 points - added 11 months ago by guest -

51.

Emma Raducanu

This tennis sensation won a Grand Slam title in the States.

0 points - added 2 years ago by guest -

52.

Rachel Blackmore (jockey)

Won the 2021 Aintree Grand National on Minella Times. Has also won many Grade Ones including Honeysuckle's 2021 Champion Hurdle win.

0 points - added 2 years ago by guest -

53.

Sydney Mclaughlin (400m hurdler and current world record holder)

She has just been crowned Olympic champion in Tokyo pipping compatriot and current world champion, Dalilah Muhammad in one of the great 400m hurdle races.

0 points - added 2 years ago by guest -

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Armand Duplantis (pole vault)

0 points - added 2 years ago by guest -

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Keely Hodgkinson

Britain's newest middle distance star. Won a silver medal during the postponed Tokyo Olympics. She won gold at the European Indoor Championships earlier in 2021.

0 points - added 2 years ago by guest -

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Rachael Blackmore (jockey)

0 points - added 3 years ago by guest -

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Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce

0 points - added 4 years ago by guest -

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Dalilah Muhammad (American 400m world record holder and world champion)

0 points - added 4 years ago by guest -

59.

Sergio Aguero (footballer)

Comes from Argentina and plays for a Premier League team, Manchester City. One of the greatest goalscorers in the club's history.

0 points - added 4 years ago by guest -

60.

Judd Trump (snooker player)

Became World Champion on 6th May 2019.

0 points - added 4 years ago by guest -

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Mohamed Salah (footballer)

0 points - added 5 years ago by guest -

62.

Noah Lyles (sprinter)

0 points - added 5 years ago by guest -

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Harry Kane (footballer)

0 points - added 6 years ago by guest -

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Steven Gerrard

0 points - added 6 years ago by guest -

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Robbie Power (jockey)

0 points - added 6 years ago by guest -

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Laura Kenny (formerly Trott) (cyclist)

0 points - added 7 years ago by guest -

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Caterine Ibarguen (Long jump)

0 points - added 7 years ago by guest -

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Wayde Van Niekerk (South African born 400m runner and world record holder)

0 points - added 7 years ago by guest -

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Sarah Sjostrom (swimming)

0 points - added 7 years ago by guest -

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Denise Lewis

0 points - added 7 years ago by guest -

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Christian Taylor

0 points - added 7 years ago by guest -

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Laura Muir

0 points - added 7 years ago by guest -

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Kendra Harrison

0 points - added 7 years ago by guest -

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Ryan Moore (jockey)

0 points - added 7 years ago by guest -

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Federica Pelligrini (swimmer)

0 points - added 7 years ago by guest -