# Who is the greatest Scottish athlete of all time?

> Racing drivers, Olympic champions, football idols and a few boxers made a small nation punch well above its size. Which sport produced the single best of them is the real fight.

*By YPB Team · Published October 23, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-greatest-scottish-athlete-of-all-time*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Chris Hoy** — score 1000/1000
   Track cyclist who won six Olympic gold medals between 2004 and 2012.
2. **Eric Liddell** — score 551/1000
   Won the 400 metres at the 1924 Paris Olympics after refusing to run the 100 metres on a Sunday.
3. **Liz McColgan** — score 551/1000
   Won the 1991 World Championships 10,000 metres and later the London Marathon in 1996.
4. **Gavin Hastings** — score 551/1000
   Scotland fullback who captained the 1993 British and Irish Lions and the national side.
5. **Dario Franchitti** — score 494/1000
   Four-time IndyCar champion and three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.
6. **Andy Murray** — score 494/1000
   Dunblane-born three-time Grand Slam champion and two-time Olympic singles gold medalist.
7. **Jim Clark** — score 350/1000
   Two-time Formula One world champion who also won the 1965 Indianapolis 500.
8. **Jackie Stewart** — score 257/1000
   Three-time Formula One world champion who campaigned for safety in the sport.
9. **Colin McRae** — score 257/1000
   Won the 1995 World Rally Championship, the first British driver to do so.
10. **David Coulthard** — score 257/1000
   Formula One driver who won 13 Grands Prix across 15 seasons.
11. **Denis Law** — score 257/1000
   Striker who won the 1964 Ballon d'Or, the only Scot to win it.
12. **Kenny Dalglish** — score 257/1000
   Scotland's most-capped footballer who won European Cups with Liverpool.
13. **Billy Bremner** — score 257/1000
   Combative Leeds United captain who led Scotland at the 1974 World Cup.
14. **Andy Robertson** — score 257/1000
   Liverpool left-back who captains Scotland and won the Champions League in 2019.
15. **Laura Muir** — score 257/1000
   Middle-distance runner who won Olympic 1500 metres silver at Tokyo 2020.
16. **Katherine Grainger** — score 0/1000
   Rower who won gold at London 2012 and five Olympic medals in all.

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