The Most Famous
ATHLETES from Grenada
Top 6
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Grenadian Athletes of all time. This list of famous Grenadian Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Kirani James (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 35.42, Kirani James is the most famous Grenadian Athlete. His biography has been translated into 37 different languages on wikipedia.
Kirani Zeno James COG (born 1 September 1992) is a Grenadian professional sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. He won the 400 m at the World Championships in 2011 and won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. In the 400 metres, James also won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, thus becoming the first man to earn the full set of three medals in the centennial history of the event. He is Grenada's first Olympic medalist. He holds the Grenadian national record in both the 200 metres and 400 metres. As a junior, James also specialized in the 200 metres. Prodigious from a young age, he ran the fastest 400 m times ever by a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old. He won a series of gold medals at the CARIFTA Games and the Commonwealth Youth Games and rose on the international stage with 400 m silver medals at the 2007 World Youth and 2008 World Junior Championships. James became the first athlete to run a 200/400 double at the 2009 World Youth Championships and was the 2010 World Junior Champion. James received an athletic scholarship at the University of Alabama and won back-to-back NCAA Outdoor Championship titles in his first two years. He is the third fastest of all-time indoors (44.80 seconds) and ran a personal best of 43.74 at a 2014 Diamond League event in Lausanne. James is one of only eleven athletes (along with Valerie Adams, Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Armand Duplantis, Jacques Freitag, Yelena Isinbayeva, Faith Kipyegon, Jana Pittman, Dani Samuels, and David Storl) to win world championships at the youth, junior, and senior level of an athletic event.
2. Anderson Peters (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 24.31, Anderson Peters is the 2nd most famous Grenadian Athlete. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Anderson Peters (born 21 October 1997) is a Grenadian javelin thrower and the 2019 and 2022 world champion in the event. In 2024, he won the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw at the Paris Olympic Games. He is a multiple time CARIFTA Games champion at the discipline and in 2016 earned a bronze medal at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, setting a new Grenadian national record and OECS record at the same time.
3. Alleyne Francique (b. 1976)
With an HPI of 24.25, Alleyne Francique is the 3rd most famous Grenadian Athlete. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Alleyne Jeremy Francique (born June 7, 1976) is a retired Grenadian athlete who specialized in 400 metres, his personal best being 44.47 seconds set in 2004. He is the 400m two-time world indoor champion in 2004 and 2006. He won his first world-level medal in 2003, when he finished third in the first World Athletics Final in 45.25 s. He had won a 400 metres gold medal and finished fifth in 4x400 metres relay at the 2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships. The next year he won the gold medal at the World Indoor Championships, achieving the result 45.88 s. Later that year he competed in 400 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and finished fourth with 44.66 s. In the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, he competed in 400 metres but only reached the semi-finals, running 46.59 s which is far above his personal best. In 2006, however, he defended his title at the World Indoor Championships with 45.54 s. In March the same year he won a silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He then finished sixth at the World Athletics Final and fourth at the World Cup. Francique ran track collegiately at Louisiana State University.
4. Lindon Victor (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 0.00, Lindon Victor is the 4th most famous Grenadian Athlete. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Lindon Victor (born 28 February 1993) is a Grenadian athlete who competes in the decathlon. He is the 2023 World and 2024 Olympic bronze medalist and a two-time Commonwealth Games champion (2018–2022).
5. Meleni Rodney (b. 1998)
With an HPI of 0.00, Meleni Rodney is the 5th most famous Grenadian Athlete. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Meleni Rodney, OLY (born 27 June 1998) is a Grenadian sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. She participated at the Summer Youth Olympics in 2014 and received a bronze medal. In that same year she was named athlete of the year along with Kirani James. In 2016, she was a part of the women's 4×400m Relay team which secured a Silver Medal at the 2016 OECS Track & Field Championships with teammates Amanda Crawford, Kenisha Pascal and Kanika Beckles. In 2017 Meleni experience a return to form resulting in improvements in her personal best in the 200m at the Norcal finals as well in the 400m dash at the CCCAA California State Championships. After recording a personal best time in the 400m at the 2019 Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational Meleni was named Pac-12 Athlete of the Week On 26 May 2020 Meleni was one of 12 UCLA Bruins who received USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Accolades as part of the Women's 4x400m Relay team.
6. Brett Thompson (b. )
With an HPI of 0.00, Brett Thompson is the 6th most famous Grenadian Athlete. Their biography has been translated into different languages.
Brett Thompson may refer to: Brett Thompson (cricketer) (born 1987), South African cricketer Brett Thompson (racing driver) (born 1977), American racing driver Brett Thompson (rugby union) (born 1990), American rugby union player
People
Pantheon has 6 people classified as Grenadian athletes born between 1976 and 1998. Of these 6, 6 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Grenadian athletes include Kirani James, Anderson Peters, and Alleyne Francique. As of April 2024, 4 new Grenadian athletes have been added to Pantheon including Anderson Peters, Lindon Victor, and Meleni Rodney.
Living Grenadian Athletes
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Kirani James
1992 - Present
HPI: 35.42
Anderson Peters
1997 - Present
HPI: 24.31
Alleyne Francique
1976 - Present
HPI: 24.25
Lindon Victor
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Meleni Rodney
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Brett Thompson
HPI: 0.00
Newly Added Grenadian Athletes (2024)
Go to all RankingsAnderson Peters
1997 - Present
HPI: 24.31
Lindon Victor
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Meleni Rodney
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Brett Thompson
HPI: 0.00
