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The method I use to identify the 10 all time best athletes is a very simple.
From the Top 10 lists in the yearly statistics (Men 1891-2004, Women 1921-2004), the athlete
in the first position receives 10 points, the athlete in the second position receives 9 points
and so on down to the tenth position.
Athlete with the most points is the best.
The same method is applied to Olympic Games, World Championships, and European Championships.
The athlete in the first place receives 10 points, the athlete in the second place
receives 9 points and so on down to the tenth place.
Top 10 Yearly Statistics
Points Years
1  Greg Foster  USA  127  1977-1994
2  Colin Jackson  GBR  119  1986-2002
3  Allen Johnson  USA  118  1993-2008
4  Willie Davenport  USA  87  1963-1977
5  Xiang Liu  CHN  85  2001-2012
6  Alejandro Casanas  CUB  77  1972-1987
7  David Oliver  USA  76  2005-2016
8  Mark McKoy  AUT  73  1982-1996
9  Hayes Jones  USA  71  1957-1964
10  Terrence Trammell  USA  70  1998-2011
Top 10 Olympic Games
Points
1  Colin Jackson  GBR  26   
2  Willie Davenport  USA  25   
3  Mark McKoy  CAN  21   
3  Hansle Parchment  JAM  21   
5  Roger Kingdom  USA  20   
5  Lee Calhoun  USA  20   
7  Sydney Atkinson  RSA  19   
7  Grant Holloway  USA  19   
7  Florian Schwarthoff  GER  19   
7  Guy Drut  FRA  19   
Top 10 World Championships
Points
1  Allen Johnson  USA  48   
2  Colin Jackson  GBR  37   
3  Sergey Shubenkov  ANA  36   
3  Xiang Liu  CHN  36   
5  Terrence Trammell  USA  33   
6  Jack Pierce  USA  31   
7  Grant Holloway  USA  30   
7  Greg Foster  USA  30   
9  Tony Jarrett  GBR  26   
10  Aries Merritt  USA  25   
Top 10 European Championships
Points
1  Colin Jackson  GBR  40   
2  Sergey Shubenkov  ANA  29   
3  Thomas Munkelt  GDR  27   
3  Pascal Martinot-Lagarde  FRA  27   
5  Arto Bryggare  FIN  25   
5  Anatoliy Mikhailov  URS  25   
7  Florian Schwarthoff  GER  23   
8  Tony Jarrett  GBR  22   
9  Stanko Lorger  YUG  21   
10  Eddy Ottoz  ITA  20