Athletes from China

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Chinese Athletes of all time. This list of famous Chinese 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 Chinese Athletes.

1. #1

   

   Eric Liddell

   1902 - 1945

   HPI 62.6530 langs

   Scottish athlete, sprinter, Olympian, Protestant missionary

2. #2

   

   Li Hong

   0 - 675

   HPI 62.258 langs

   Tang Dynasty crown prince

3. #3

   

   Karen Lachmann

   1916 - 1962

   HPI 55.1718 langs

   Danish fencer

4. #4

   

   Zhu Jianhua

   b. 1963

   HPI 52.4323 langs

   Chinese high jumper

5. #5

   

   Wang Junxia

   b. 1973

   HPI 52.0330 langs

   Chinese long-distance runner

6. #6

   

   Liu Xiang

   b. 1983

   HPI 51.9746 langs

   Chinese hurdler

7. #7

   

   Álvaro Fernández

   b. 0

   HPI 50.4311 langs

   Wikimedia disambiguation page

8. #8

   

   Qu Yunxia

   b. 1972

   HPI 49.9125 langs

   Chinese middle-distance runner

9. #9

   

   Huang Zhihong

   b. 1965

   HPI 49.7123 langs

   Chinese shot putter

10. #10

    

    Lü Xiaojun

    b. 1984

    HPI 49.4925 langs

    Chinese weightlifter