Athletes from Eritrea

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

1. #1

   

   Zersenay Tadese

   b. 1982

   HPI 45.7130 languages

   Eritrean long-distance runner and Olympic medallist

2. #2

   

   Tadesse Abraham

   b. 1982

   HPI 41.4214 languages

   Swiss athlete

3. #3

   

   Lázaro Martínez

   b. 0

   HPI 40.108 languages

   Wikimedia disambiguation page

4. #4

   

   Ghirmay Ghebreslassie

   b. 1995

   HPI 39.9424 languages

   Eritrean long-distance runner

5. #5

   

   Meb Keflezighi

   b. 1975

   HPI 35.8918 languages

   Eritrean-born American long distance runner

6. #6

   

   Meraf Bahta

   b. 1989

   HPI 34.7416 languages

   Eritrean distance runner

7. #7

   

   Amanal Petros

   b. 1995

   HPI 30.426 languages

   German long-distance runner

8. #8

   

   Eyob Faniel

   b. 1992

   HPI 22.796 languages

   Italian long-distance runner

9. #9

   

   Tachlowini Gabriyesos

   b. 1998

   HPI 21.866 languages

   Eritrean athlete (born 1998)

10. #10

    

    Dzmitry Natynchyk

    b. 1993

    HPI 18.014 languages

    Belarusian canoeist