The Most Famous

ATHLETES from Guadeloupe

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This page contains a list of the greatest Guadeloupian Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 3 of which were born in Guadeloupe. This makes Guadeloupe the birth place of the 85th most number of Athletes behind Chile, and Pakistan.

Top 9

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

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1. Marie-José Pérec (b. 1968)

With an HPI of 45.21, Marie-José Pérec is the most famous Guadeloupian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 34 different languages on wikipedia.

Marie-José Pérec (French: [maʁi ʒoze peʁɛk] ; born 9 May 1968) is a retired French track and field sprinter who specialised in the 200 and 400 metres and is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. She was born in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe and moved to Paris when she was 16 years old.

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2. Christine Arron (b. 1973)

With an HPI of 41.10, Christine Arron is the 2nd most famous Guadeloupian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 28 different languages.

Christine Arron (born 13 September 1973) is a former track and field sprinter, who competed internationally for France in the 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres and the 4 × 100 metres relay. She is one of the ten fastest female 100 metres sprinter of all time with 10.73 seconds which is still the European record. She set the record when winning at the 1998 European Championships, where she also won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay. Also in the relay, she is a 2003 World Championship gold medallist and a 2004 Olympic bronze medallist.

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3. Patricia Girard (b. 1968)

With an HPI of 33.30, Patricia Girard is the 3rd most famous Guadeloupian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Patricia Girard (also Girard-Léno; born 8 April 1968) is a French athlete who competed mainly in the 100m hurdles.

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4. Wilhem Belocian (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 0.00, Wilhem Belocian is the 4th most famous Guadeloupian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Wilhem Belocian (born 25 June 1995) is a French hurdler and sprinter from Guadeloupe.

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5. Emma Lunatti (b. 1998)

With an HPI of 0.00, Emma Lunatti is the 5th most famous Guadeloupian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Emma Lunatti (born 3 July 1998) is a French rower. She competed in the women's quadruple sculls event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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6. Dennis Ombachi (b. 1990)

With an HPI of 0.00, Dennis Ombachi is the 6th most famous Guadeloupian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Dennis Ombachi (born December 14, 1990) is a Kenyan rugby sevens player. He competed for Kenya 7s at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also was a member of the squad that competed at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia.

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7. Alexandre Cassin (b. 1998)

With an HPI of 0.00, Alexandre Cassin is the 7th most famous Guadeloupian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Alexandre Cassin (born 5 October 1998) is a French table tennis player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics for France.

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8. Coraline Vitalis (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 0.00, Coraline Vitalis is the 8th most famous Guadeloupian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Coraline Vitalis (French pronunciation: [kɔʁalin vitalis]; born 9 May 1995) is a French fencer. She competed in the 2020 and 2024 Olympics, winning a silver medal in the latter.

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9. Wu Qingfeng (b. )

With an HPI of 0.00, Wu Qingfeng is the 9th most famous Guadeloupian Athlete.  Their biography has been translated into different languages.

Wu Qingfeng may refer to: Wu Tsing-fong (born 1982), or Wu Qingfeng, Taiwanese singer-songwriter Wu Qingfeng (swimmer) (born 2003), Chinese swimmer

People

Pantheon has 9 people classified as Guadeloupian athletes born between 1968 and 1998. Of these 9, 9 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Guadeloupian athletes include Marie-José Pérec, Christine Arron, and Patricia Girard. As of April 2024, 6 new Guadeloupian athletes have been added to Pantheon including Wilhem Belocian, Emma Lunatti, and Dennis Ombachi.

Living Guadeloupian Athletes

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