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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
Iolanda Balas  ROU  122  1953-1966
Dorothy Tyler  GBR  108  1934-1956
Stefka Kostadinova  BUL  105  1984-1997
Blanka Vlašic  CRO  102  2001-2016
Anna Chicherova  RUS  97  2001-2019
Aleksandra Chudina  URS  95  1945-1957
Inga Babakova  UKR  89  1991-2004
Sara Simeoni  ITA  86  1972-1986
Fanny Blankers-Koen  NED  83  1936-1951
10  Taisia Chenchik  URS  80  1956-1968
Top 10 Olympic Games
Points
Sara Simeoni  ITA  33   
Iolanda Balas  ROU  26   
Stefka Kostadinova  BUL  26   
Anna Chicherova  RUS  23   
Dorothy Tyler  GBR  22   
Ruth Beitia  ESP  21   
Rosemarie Ackermann  GDR  21   
Alina Astafei  GER  21   
Ulrike Meyfarth  FRG  20   
10  Hestrie Cloete  RSA  18   
Top 10 World Championships
Points
Anna Chicherova  RUS  55   
Blanka Vlašic  CRO  47   
Inga Babakova  UKR  44   
Kajsa Bergqvist  SWE  43   
Mariya Lasitskene  ANA  30   
Yaroslava Mahuchikh  UKR  28   
Ruth Beitia  ESP  26   
Stefka Kostadinova  BUL  25   
Antonietta Di Martino  ITA  24   
10  Tamara Bykova  URS  23   
Top 10 European Championships
Points
Ruth Beitia  ESP  35   
Iolanda Balas  ROU  29   
Sara Simeoni  ITA  26   
Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch  GER  25   
Taisia Chenchik  URS  24   
Miloslava Hübnerova  TCH  22   
Blanka Vlasic  CRO  22   
Rita Kirst  GDR  21   
Ulrike Meyfarth  FRG  20   
10  Rosemarie Ackermann  GDR  19   
10  Mariya Lasitskene  ANA  19