The Most Famous
ATHLETES from El Salvador
This page contains a list of the greatest Salvadoran Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 2 of which were born in El Salvador. This makes El Salvador the birth place of the 176th most number of Athletes behind Cabo Verde, and Nicaragua.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Salvadoran Athletes of all time. This list of famous Salvadoran Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Matt Richards (b. )
With an HPI of 16.35, Matt Richards is the most famous Salvadoran Athlete. Their biography has been translated into 3 different languages on wikipedia.
Matt or Matthew Richards may refer to: Matt Richards (filmmaker) (born 1967), English film and television producer, director and writer Matt Richards (footballer, born 1984), English football player for Ipswich, Brighton, Walsall, Shrewsbury and Cheltenham Matt Richards (footballer, born 1989), English football player for Notts County Matthew Richards (pianist) (born 1988), English pianist Matt Richards (swimmer) (born 2002), British swimmer
2. Yamileth Solórzano (b. 1988)
With an HPI of 1.00, Yamileth Solórzano is the 2nd most famous Salvadoran Athlete. Her biography has been translated into 2 different languages.
Yamileth Solórzano (born 29 May 1988) is a Salvadoran boxer. She competed in the women's featherweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She was defeated in the Round of 32 by Japanese boxer Sena Irie.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Salvadoran athletes born between 1988 and 1988. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Salvadoran athletes include Matt Richards, and Yamileth Solórzano. As of April 2024, 2 new Salvadoran athletes have been added to Pantheon including Matt Richards, and Yamileth Solórzano.