The Most Famous
ATHLETES from Guinea-Bissau
This page contains a list of the greatest Guinea-Bissauan Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 2 of which were born in Guinea-Bissau. This makes Guinea-Bissau the birth place of the 164th most number of Athletes behind Mali, and Liechtenstein.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Guinea-Bissauan Athletes of all time. This list of famous Guinea-Bissauan Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Augusto Midana (b. 1984)
With an HPI of 34.85, Augusto Midana is the most famous Guinea-Bissauan Athlete. His biography has been translated into 12 different languages on wikipedia.
Augusto Midana (born 20 May 1984 in Sucuto-Nhacra) is a freestyle wrestler from Guinea-Bissau who competes in the men's middleweight (-74 kg) category. He represented Guinea-Bissau in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and was the flagbearer for his nation during the opening ceremonies of those games. He competed again at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 7th place. He once again competed for Guinea-Bissau at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was defeated by Jordan Burroughs of the United States in the first round. He was the flagbearer for Guinea-Bissau during the Parade of Nations. He qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Guinea-Bissau at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Midana is a six-time African champion in the men's middleweight (–74 kg) category.
2. John Smythe (b. )
With an HPI of 10.31, John Smythe is the 2nd most famous Guinea-Bissauan Athlete. Their biography has been translated into 1 different languages.
John Smythe may refer to:
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Guinea-Bissauan athletes born between 1984 and 1984. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Guinea-Bissauan athletes include Augusto Midana, and John Smythe. As of April 2024, 2 new Guinea-Bissauan athletes have been added to Pantheon including Augusto Midana, and John Smythe.
