The Most Famous
ATHLETES from Bermuda
This page contains a list of the greatest Bermudian Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 2 of which were born in Bermuda. This makes Bermuda the birth place of the 152nd most number of Athletes behind Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Bermudian Athletes of all time. This list of famous Bermudian Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Hiroki Ito (b. 0)
With an HPI of 57.64, Hiroki Ito is the most famous Bermudian Athlete. Their biography has been translated into 21 different languages on wikipedia.
Hiroki Ito may refer to: Hiroki Ito (footballer, born 1978) (伊藤 宏樹), Japanese footballer Hiroki Itō (footballer, born 1999) (伊藤 洋輝), Japanese footballer Hiroki Ito (diver) (伊藤洸輝) (born 1999), Japanese diver Hiroki Ito (volleyball), player for the 2022 Japan men's national volleyball team
2. Troy Douglas (b. 1962)
With an HPI of 44.11, Troy Douglas is the 2nd most famous Bermudian Athlete. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Troy Douglas (born 30 November 1962) is a former Dutch sprinter. Originally competing for Bermuda, he finished second at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 200 metres event, but he changed nationality to the Netherlands in 1998. For Bermuda he participated at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, reaching the semi-finals of the 200 metres in 1996 as well as the semi-finals of the 400 metres in 1992 and 1996. He finished 5th in the final of the 200 metres at the 1991 Pan American Games. Set to compete in the 1999 World Championships, Douglas was withdrawn after testing positive for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone. After his suspension he ran his personal best times over 100 metres and 200 metres in 2001 as well as two masters world records on the same distances in 2003. Together with Patrick van Balkom, Timothy Beck and Caimin Douglas he won a bronze medal in the 4×100 metres relay at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. They also participated with the same team in the 4 x 100 meters relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but were eliminated in the series due to a mistake in an exchange and did not qualify for the final.
3. Flora Duffy (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 40.42, Flora Duffy is the 3rd most famous Bermudian Athlete. Her biography has been translated into 28 different languages.
Dame Flora Jane Duffy (born 30 September 1987) is a Bermudian professional triathlete. She won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Bermuda's first gold medal. She also competed in the Beijing, London, and Rio de Janeiro Olympics. In 2018, she won gold in the women's triathlon at the XXI Commonwealth Games in Australia. She also won gold in the same event at the XXII Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022.
4. Brian Wellman (b. 1967)
With an HPI of 39.72, Brian Wellman is the 4th most famous Bermudian Athlete. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Brian Wellman (born September 8, 1967) is a former triple jumper from Bermuda, who became indoor world champion in 1995, setting a new championship record (CR) of 17.72. His personal best outdoors was 17.62 metres. Both these marks are Bermudian records. In addition, he has a wind-assisted (+7.1 m/s) mark of 17.75 metres. Wellman competed collegiately for the University of Arkansas where he won two NCAA Outdoor triple jump titles.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Bermudian athletes born between 1962 and 1987. Of these 4, 4 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Bermudian athletes include Hiroki Ito, Troy Douglas, and Flora Duffy. As of April 2024, 2 new Bermudian athletes have been added to Pantheon including Troy Douglas, and Brian Wellman.
Living Bermudian Athletes
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Hiroki Ito
HPI: 57.64
Troy Douglas
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Flora Duffy
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Brian Wellman
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.72
