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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
Tatyana Sevryukova  URS  134  1935-1955
Galina Zybina  URS  131  1949-1968
Anna Andreyeva  URS  124  1936-1957
Lijiao Gong  CHN  124  2007-2023
Helena Fibingerova  TCH  124  1969-1988
Valerie Adams  NZL  111  2002-2021
Svetlana Krivelyova  RUS  100  1990-2005
Nadzeya Ostapchuk  BLR  100  1999-2012
Astrid Kumbernuss  GER  100  1989-2005
10  Nadezhda Chizhova  URS  99  1964-1977
Top 10 Olympic Games
Points
Valerie Adams  NZL  40   
Lijiao Gong  CHN  31   
Galina Zybina  URS  31   
Nadezhda Chizhova  URS  27   
Svetlana Krivelyova  RUS  25   
Margitta Gummel  GDR  25   
Ivanka Khristova  BUL  23   
Kathrin Neimke  GER  21   
Valerie Sloper-Young  NZL  20   
Tamara Press  URS  20   
Renate Boy  GDR  20   
Top 10 World Championships
Points
Lijiao Gong  CHN  74   
Valerie Adams  NZL  54   
Nadine Kleinert  GER  52   
Svetlana Krivelyova  RUS  42   
Nadzeya Ostapchuk  BLR  41   
Astrid Kumbernuss  GER  40   
Huang Zhihong  CHN  36   
Michelle Carter  USA  28   
Kathrin Neimke  GER  27   
Christina Schwanitz  GER  27   
Top 10 European Championships
Points
Nadezhda Chizhova  URS  40   
Christina Schwanitz  GER  35   
Galina Zybina  URS  32   
Marita Lange  GDR  30   
Nadine Kleinert  GER  29   
Victoria Pavlysh  UKR  29   
Helena Fibingerova  TCH  26   
Astrid Kumbernuss  GER  26   
Margitta Gummel  GDR  26   
10  Nadzeya Ostapchuk  BLR  25