The Most Famous
ATHLETES from Republic of the Congo
This page contains a list of the greatest Congolese Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 2 of which were born in Republic of the Congo. This makes Republic of the Congo the birth place of the 157th most number of Athletes behind Guernsey, and São Tomé and Príncipe.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Congolese Athletes of all time. This list of famous Congolese Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Lorène Bazolo (b. 1983)
With an HPI of 37.53, Lorène Bazolo is the most famous Congolese Athlete. Her biography has been translated into 10 different languages on wikipedia.
Lorène Dorcas Bazolo (born 4 May 1983) is a track and field athlete. Born in the Republic of the Congo, she currently represents Portugal internationally but competed for her country of birth in the past. She is the Congolese national record holder in the 100 metres, with a time of 11.39 seconds. She was the Congolese flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
2. Natacha Ngoye Akamabi (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 29.27, Natacha Ngoye Akamabi is the 2nd most famous Congolese Athlete. Her biography has been translated into 11 different languages.
Natacha Ngoye Akamabi (born 15 August 1993 in Pointe-Noire) is a sprinter from the Republic of the Congo. She won two gold medals at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie. She also represented her country in the 400 metres at the 2012 World Indoor Championships without advancing from the first round. She qualified to represent Congo at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Congolese athletes born between 1983 and 1993. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Congolese athletes include Lorène Bazolo, and Natacha Ngoye Akamabi.
