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The Most Famous

ATHLETES from Guyana

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This page contains a list of the greatest Guyanese Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 3,059 Athletes, 3 of which were born in Guyana. This makes Guyana the birth place of the 88th most number of Athletes behind Vietnam and Panama.

Top 3

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

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1. Phil Edwards (1907 - 1971)

With an HPI of 39.19, Phil Edwards is the most famous Guyanese Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.

Philip Aaron Edwards, MD (September 23, 1907 – September 6, 1971) was a Canadian and Guyanese track and field athlete who competed in middle-distance events. Nicknamed the "Man of Bronze", he was Canada's most-decorated Olympian for many years. He was the first-ever winner of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's top athlete. He went on to serve as a captain in the Canadian army and as a highly regarded physician and expert of tropical diseases.

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2. Mark McKoy (1961 - )

With an HPI of 34.01, Mark McKoy is the 2nd most famous Guyanese Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.

Mark Anthony McKoy (born December 10, 1961) is a Canadian retired track and field athlete. He won the gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He also won the 60 metres hurdles title at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and the 110 metres hurdles titles at the Commonwealth Games in 1982 and 1986. He is the World record holder for the 50 metres hurdles with 6.25 secs (1986), and the Canadian record holder in the 60 metres hurdles with 7.41 secs (1993), and the 110 metres hurdles with 13.08 secs (1993).

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3. Chris Brasher (1928 - 2003)

With an HPI of 33.32, Chris Brasher is the 3rd most famous Guyanese Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Christopher William Brasher CBE (21 August 1928 – 28 February 2003) was a British track and field athlete, sports journalist and co-founder of the London Marathon.

Pantheon has 3 people classified as athletes born between 1907 and 1961. Of these 3, 1 (33.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living athletes include Mark McKoy. The most famous deceased athletes include Phil Edwards and Chris Brasher.

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