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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
Matthew McGrath  USA  184  1906-1929
John Flanagan  USA  172  1894-1912
Igor Astapkovich  BLR  134  1984-2004
Yuriy Sedykh  RUS  133  1975-1995
Patrick James Ryan  USA  125  1901-1921
Karl Storch  FRG  121  1938-1955
Harold Connolly  USA  114  1955-1970
Pawel Fajdek  POL  99  2011-2023
Sergey Litvinov  RUS  99  1977-2018
10  Ossian Skiöld  SWE  93  1922-1935
Top 10 Olympic Games
Points
Gyula Zsivótzky  HUN  34   
Matthew McGrath  USA  34   
Ivan Tsikhan  BLR  33   
John Flanagan  USA  30   
Yuriy Sedykh  URS  29   
Krisztián Pars  HUN  27   
Primož Kozmus  SLO  24   
Koji Murofushi  JPN  24   
Ossian Skiöld  SWE  22   
Juri Tamm  EST  22   
Top 10 World Championships
Points
Pawel Fajdek  POL  57   
Krisztián Pars  HUN  42   
Wojciech Nowicki  POL  41   
Primož Kozmus  SLO  40   
Igor Astapkovich  BLR  37   
Tibor Gecsek  HUN  37   
Koji Murofushi  JPN  37   
Szymon Ziólkowski  POL  35   
Ivan Tsikhan  BLR  30   
10  Andrey Skvaruk  UKR  28   
Top 10 European Championships
Points
Pawel Fajdek  POL  35   
Gyula Zsivótzky  HUN  34   
Krisztián Pars  HUN  33   
Igor Nikulin  RUS  32   
Szymon Ziólkowski  POL  32   
Yuriy Sedykh  URS  30   
Tibor Gecsek  HUN  30   
Wojciech Nowicki  POL  28   
Romuald Klim  URS  26   
10  Sergey Litvinov  RUS  25   
10  Reinhard Theimer  GDR  25