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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
Fanny Blankers-Koen  NED  108  1940-1954
Pamela Kilborn  AUS  76  1960-1968
Gisela Birkemeyer  GDR  73  1953-1961
Irina Press  URS  66  1959-1967
Maria Sander  FRG  62  1942-1956
Valentina Fokina  URS  61  1938-1950
Shirley Strickland  AUS  60  1948-1956
Hilda Hatt  GBR  58  1921-1930
Rimma Larionova  URS  58  1958-1966
10  Yelena Gokieli  URS  57  1944-1954
Top 10 Olympic Games
Points
Shirley Strickland  AUS  28   
Irina Press  URS  17   
Pamela Kilborn  AUS  17   
Gisela Birkemeyer  GDR  17   
Karin Balzer  GDR  16   
Maria Golubnichaya  URS  15   
Galina Bystrova  URS  13   
Fanny Blankers-Koen  NED  11   
Maureen Caird  AUS  10   
Trebisonda Valla  ITA  10   
Mildred Didrikson  USA  10   
Top 10 World Championships
Points
Top 10 European Championships
Points
Fanny Blankers-Koen  NED  20   
Karin Balzer  GDR  19   
Galina Bystrova  URS  15   
Yelena Gokieli  URS  14   
Jean Desforges  FRA  11   
Teresa Ciepla  POL  10   
Maria Golubnichaya  URS  10   
Claudia Testoni  ITA  10   
Karin Frisch  FRG   
Maureen Dyson  GBR   
Lisa Gelius  GER   
Kreszentia Kopp  FRG   
Anneliese Seonbuchner  FRG