Paavo Nurmi
One of the greatest Olympians with a total of 12, 9 of them gold.
Janica Kostelić
Sergei Kharkov
The greatest European athlete of all time hands down.
One of the most ridiculous number 1 (he reminds me Jackie Evancho in celebrites lists).
What had he done as a gymnast compared to Latynina, Čáslavská, Comaneci, Scherbo, Andrianov?
He shouldn't be even in the top ten. If Kharkov is a so great why isn't he in the list with the greatest athletes?
List maker, shake your head...
Additionaly, you delete votes from a legend like Paavo Nurmi with 9 gold Olympic medals. How many Kharkov gained?
Is it a voting list?
Drazen Petrovic
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Roger Federer
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Björn Borg
Sergei Fedorov
Peter Schmeichel
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The Contenders
Yelena Isinbaeva
Martina Navratilova
Hannes Reichelt
Vasily Alekseyev
Greatest record breaker of all sports.
Nadia Comaneci
Alina Tsviliy
Johan Cruyff
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Best European soccer player ever.
Larisa Latynina
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Eddy Merckx
Aleksandr Karelin
Leonid Taranenko
The Bellarussian weightlifter is still (from 1988) the strongest man in the world.
Holger Nielsen
Kim Clijsters
Zinedine Zidane
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