







The Most Famous
Athletes from Chile
This page contains a list of the greatest Chileans Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 28 of which were born in Chile. This makes Chile the birth place of the 70th most number of Athletes behind Azerbaijan and Indonesia.
Top 10 Chilean Athletes
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Chileans Athletes of all time. This list of famous Chileans Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Chileans Athletes.
- #1

Manuel Plaza
1900 - 1969
HPI 56.8424 langsChilean long-distance runner
- #2

Marlene Ahrens
1933 - 2020
HPI 56.5724 langsChilean javelin thrower
- #3

Ramón Tapia
1932 - 1984
HPI 55.0916 langsboxer (1932-1984)
- #4

Óscar Cristi
1916 - 1965
HPI 52.9816 langsChilean equestrian and police officer (1916–1965)
- #5

Amane Beriso Shankule
b. 1991
HPI 39.0017 langsEthiopian athletics competitor
- #6

Francisca Crovetto
b. 1990
HPI 37.0919 langsOlympic skeet shooter
- #7

Érika Olivera
b. 1976
HPI 36.6215 langsÉrika Olivera is a Chilean long-distance runner most famous for her achievements in marathon events, including representing Chile in...Read moreShow less
Érika Olivera is a Chilean long-distance runner most famous for her achievements in marathon events, including representing Chile in multiple international competitions. She is particularly noted for her performance at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and her national record in the marathon.
- #8

Zhang Yu
b. 0
HPI 36.147 langsWikimedia disambiguation page
- #9

Karen Gallardo
b. 1984
HPI 33.6114 langsChilean discus thrower
- #10

Natalia Duco
b. 1989
HPI 33.1016 langsNatalia Duco is a Chilean shot putter, born in 1989, who is most famous for her achievements in athletics, particularly in the shot put...Read moreShow less
Natalia Duco is a Chilean shot putter, born in 1989, who is most famous for her achievements in athletics, particularly in the shot put event. She has represented Chile in various international competitions, including the Olympics and World Championships.
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Chileans Athletes grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.

















