The Most Famous
ATHLETES from Central African Republic
This page contains a list of the greatest Central African Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 2 of which were born in Central African Republic. This makes Central African Republic the birth place of the 176th most number of Athletes behind Guam, and El Salvador.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Central African Athletes of all time. This list of famous Central African Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Maria-Joëlle Conjungo (b. 1975)
With an HPI of 41.23, Maria-Joëlle Conjungo is the most famous Central African Athlete. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages on wikipedia.
Maria-Joëlle Conjungo (born 14 July 1975 in Bangui) is a retired athlete from the Central African Republic who specialised in the 100 metres hurdles. She competed at two consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 2000, without reaching the second round. Her personal bests of 13.51 (100 m hurdles) and 8.38 (60 m hurdles) are current national records. Her brother, Mickaël Conjungo, is also a national record holder.
2. Francky Mbotto (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 15.63, Francky Mbotto is the 2nd most famous Central African Athlete. His biography has been translated into 7 different languages.
Francky-Edgard Mbotto (born 2 September 1997 in Bangui) is a Central African middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics.
3. Tsuneari Yahiro (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 0.00, Tsuneari Yahiro is the 3rd most famous Central African Athlete. His biography has been translated into 2 different languages.
Tsuneari Yahiro (born 12 September 1987) is an Australian karateka. He was Australia's first Karate Olympian, competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Central African athletes born between 1975 and 1997. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Central African athletes include Maria-Joëlle Conjungo, Francky Mbotto, and Tsuneari Yahiro. As of April 2024, 1 new Central African athletes have been added to Pantheon including Maria-Joëlle Conjungo.
Living Central African Athletes
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Maria-Joëlle Conjungo
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Francky Mbotto
1997 - Present
HPI: 15.63
Tsuneari Yahiro
1987 - Present
HPI: 0.00
