The Most Famous

ATHLETES from Eswatini

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This page contains a list of the greatest Swazi Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 3 of which were born in Eswatini. This makes Eswatini the birth place of the 148th most number of Athletes behind Bangladesh, and Cayman Islands.

Top 3

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

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1. Sibusiso Matsenjwa (b. 1988)

With an HPI of 28.20, Sibusiso Matsenjwa is the most famous Swazi Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 12 different languages on wikipedia.

Sibusiso Bruno Matsenjwa (born 2 May 1988) is a sprinter from Eswatini. He competed in the 200 metres at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, but failed to reach the finals. He broke the national record on both occasions and served as the flag bearer for Eswatini during the opening ceremony in 2016. Matsenjwa holds national records over 100–400 m distances. He represented his country at three outdoor and three indoor world championships. Sibusiso also competed at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. He competed in the men's 200m at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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2. Simanga Dlamini (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 15.98, Simanga Dlamini is the 2nd most famous Swazi Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 7 different languages.

Simanga Dlamini (born 8 October 1997) is a Swazi swimmer. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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3. Thabiso Dlamini (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 11.94, Thabiso Dlamini is the 3rd most famous Swazi Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 4 different languages.

Thabiso Dlamini (born 27 May 1993) is a Swazi boxer. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He was a batonbearer for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay when the baton came to his nation in December 2021.

People

Pantheon has 3 people classified as Swazi athletes born between 1988 and 1997. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Swazi athletes include Sibusiso Matsenjwa, Simanga Dlamini, and Thabiso Dlamini. As of April 2024, 3 new Swazi athletes have been added to Pantheon including Sibusiso Matsenjwa, Simanga Dlamini, and Thabiso Dlamini.

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