The Most Famous

ATHLETES from Chad

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This page contains a list of the greatest Chadian Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 1 of which were born in Chad. This makes Chad the birth place of the 191st most number of Athletes behind Honduras, and Belize.

Top 3

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

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1. Kaltouma Nadjina (b. 1976)

With an HPI of 36.98, Kaltouma Nadjina is the most famous Chadian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.

Kaltouma Nadjina (born November 16, 1976) is a Chadian sprinter. Her specialities are the 200 and 400 metres, and she holds Chadian records in those events, the 100 m, and the 800 m. She won the 200 m events at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and the 200 and 400 m in the 2002 African Championships held in Tunis.

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2. Sosthene Moguenara (b. 1989)

With an HPI of 34.51, Sosthene Moguenara is the 2nd most famous Chadian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Sosthene-Taroum Moguenara (born 17 October 1989) is a German long jumper. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but failed to qualify for the final. In 2011 Moguenara won the bronze medal at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Ostrava.

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3. Bachir Mahamat (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 20.12, Bachir Mahamat is the 3rd most famous Chadian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 9 different languages.

Bachir Ahmat Mahamat (born 1 December 1996) is a Chadian sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics.

People

Pantheon has 3 people classified as Chadian athletes born between 1976 and 1996. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Chadian athletes include Kaltouma Nadjina, Sosthene Moguenara, and Bachir Mahamat. As of April 2024, 2 new Chadian athletes have been added to Pantheon including Kaltouma Nadjina, and Sosthene Moguenara.

Living Chadian Athletes

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Newly Added Chadian Athletes (2025)

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