The Most Famous

ATHLETES from Papua New Guinea

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This page contains a list of the greatest Papua New Guinean Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 3 of which were born in Papua New Guinea. This makes Papua New Guinea the birth place of the 151st most number of Athletes behind Réunion, and Vanuatu.

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Papua New Guinean Athletes of all time. This list of famous Papua New Guinean Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

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1. Rellie Kaputin (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 21.39, Rellie Kaputin is the most famous Papua New Guinean Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 6 different languages on wikipedia.

Rellie Kaputin (born March 12, 1993) is a Papua New Guinean track and field athlete who specializes in the jumps. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's long jump.

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2. Dika Toua (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 20.98, Dika Toua is the 2nd most famous Papua New Guinean Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 8 different languages.

Loa Dika Toua (born 23 June 1984) is a Papua New Guinean Olympian weightlifter. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the women's 49 kg class. She currently competes in the 49 kg weight class. She is a 15 time, and current, Oceania champion and a former Commonwealth champion. She is also the current Pacific Games champion.

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3. Judith Meauri (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 0.00, Judith Meauri is the 3rd most famous Papua New Guinean Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 2 different languages.

Judith Meauri (born 5 April 1992) is a Papua New Guinean swimmer. She competed in the women's 50m freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing with a time of 27.84 seconds in 47th place in the heats. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's 50 m freestyle.

People

Pantheon has 3 people classified as Papua New Guinean athletes born between 1984 and 1993. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Papua New Guinean athletes include Rellie Kaputin, Dika Toua, and Judith Meauri. As of April 2024, 3 new Papua New Guinean athletes have been added to Pantheon including Rellie Kaputin, Dika Toua, and Judith Meauri.

Living Papua New Guinean Athletes

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