The Most Famous
ATHLETES from Bahrain
This page contains a list of the greatest Bahraini Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 1 of which were born in Bahrain. This makes Bahrain the birth place of the 133rd most number of Athletes behind Burkina Faso, and Gabon.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Bahraini Athletes of all time. This list of famous Bahraini Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Yusuf Saad Kamel (b. 1983)
With an HPI of 30.76, Yusuf Saad Kamel is the most famous Bahraini Athlete. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages on wikipedia.
Yusuf Saad Kamel (Arabic: يوسف سعد كامل), born Gregory Konchellah (born 29 March 1983) is a male former middle-distance runner who competed in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Born in Narok, Kenya – the son of former two-time 800 metres World Champion Billy Konchellah – he represented Bahrain internationally. Kamel won the gold in the 1500 m and bronze in 800 m at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics held in Berlin. In early 2009 he stopped competing for Bahrain claiming unpaid salary and bonuses. He was willing to compete for Kenya, but his Kenyan passport was held by Bahraini officials. Without a passport, he was unable to compete in any competition. Several other Kenyan runners who took Bahraini citizenship have also left Bahrain and are vying to compete for Kenya. However, he returned to the track in July 2009 at the Athletissima meeting, still representing Bahrain. Subsequently, Athletics Kenya stopped to handle his attempt to compete for Kenya. At the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu he only participated at the 1500 m but just failed to qualify for the final. He trained with PACE Sports Management under Ricky Simms.
2. Maryam Hassani (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 0.00, Maryam Hassani is the 2nd most famous Bahraini Athlete. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Maryam Hassani (born 8 October 1993) is a Bahraini sports shooter. She competed in the women's skeet event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
3. Park Wan-yong (b. 1984)
With an HPI of 0.00, Park Wan-yong is the 3rd most famous Bahraini Athlete. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Park Wan-yong (born 2 June 1984) is a South Korean rugby sevens player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He also represented South Korea at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, South Africa.
4. Dai Yoshioka (b. 1985)
With an HPI of 0.00, Dai Yoshioka is the 4th most famous Bahraini Athlete. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Dai Yoshioka (吉岡 大, born 14 December 1985) is a Japanese sports shooter. He competed in the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Bahraini athletes born between 1983 and 1993. Of these 4, 4 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Bahraini athletes include Yusuf Saad Kamel, Maryam Hassani, and Park Wan-yong. As of April 2024, 3 new Bahraini athletes have been added to Pantheon including Maryam Hassani, Park Wan-yong, and Dai Yoshioka.
Living Bahraini Athletes
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Yusuf Saad Kamel
1983 - Present
HPI: 30.76
Maryam Hassani
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Park Wan-yong
1984 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Dai Yoshioka
1985 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Newly Added Bahraini Athletes (2024)
Go to all RankingsMaryam Hassani
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Park Wan-yong
1984 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Dai Yoshioka
1985 - Present
HPI: 0.00
