The Most Famous
ATHLETES from Liechtenstein
This page contains a list of the greatest Liechtensteiner Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 2 of which were born in Liechtenstein. This makes Liechtenstein the birth place of the 163rd most number of Athletes behind Bolivia, and Mali.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Liechtensteiner Athletes of all time. This list of famous Liechtensteiner Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Julia Hassler (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 26.73, Julia Hassler is the most famous Liechtensteiner Athlete. Her biography has been translated into 9 different languages on wikipedia.
Julia Hassler (born 27 February 1993) is an Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Liechtenstein. She swam for and was Liechtenstein closing-ceremony flagbearer at the 2012 Olympics. She has also swam for Liechtenstein at several other international competitions including the: World Championships (2011), Games of the Small States of Europe (2009, 2011, 2013), European Championships (2014), Short Course Worlds (2010, 2012) and Youth Olympics (2010). As of March 2015, she holds Liechtenstein Records, both long course (50m) and short course (25m), in the: 200, 400 and 800 frees; 50, 100 and 200 flies; and 400 IM. She also holds the national record in the long course 1500 free. At the 2012 Olympics, she was one of three athletes to compete for Liechtenstein. She swam the 400 and 800 freestyles, setting national records in both (4:12.99 and 8:35.18)., finishing 27th in the 400 and 17th in the 800. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 800 m freestyle event. She placed 21st in the heats with a time of 8:38.19 and did not qualify for the final. She was the flagbearer for Liechtenstein during the Parade of Nations.
2. Christoph Meier (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 21.92, Christoph Meier is the 2nd most famous Liechtensteiner Athlete. His biography has been translated into 7 different languages.
Christoph Meier (born 3 January 1993) is a Liechtensteiner swimmer. He competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he placed 22 in the heats of the men's 400m individual medley and did not qualify for the semifinals. He was the flag bearer for Liechtenstein during the closing ceremony. In 2019, he competed in swimming at the 2019 Games of the Small States of Europe held in Budva, Montenegro.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Liechtensteiner athletes born between 1993 and 1993. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Liechtensteiner athletes include Julia Hassler, and Christoph Meier. As of April 2024, 2 new Liechtensteiner athletes have been added to Pantheon including Julia Hassler, and Christoph Meier.
