The Most Famous
ATHLETES from Maldives
This page contains a list of the greatest Maldivan Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 2 of which were born in Maldives. This makes Maldives the birth place of the 167th most number of Athletes behind American Samoa, and Dominica.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Maldivan Athletes of all time. This list of famous Maldivan Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Hassan Saaid (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 24.76, Hassan Saaid is the most famous Maldivan Athlete. His biography has been translated into 6 different languages on wikipedia.
Hassan Saaid (Dhivehi: ޙަސަން ސާއިދު; born 4 March 1992) is a Maldivian athlete specialising in the sprinting events. He represented his country at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games, as well as the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games. He is the current national record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 metres, as well as the 4×100 metres relay. He studied at the University of West Indies in Jamaica. Saaid won his country's first ever South Asian Games gold medal (in the 100m event) at the 2019 edition held in Kathmandu, Nepal.
2. Mubal Azzam Ibrahim (b. 2000)
With an HPI of 15.23, Mubal Azzam Ibrahim is the 2nd most famous Maldivan Athlete. His biography has been translated into 6 different languages.
Mubal Azzam Ibrahim (Dhivehi: މުބާލް އައްޒާމް އިބްރާހީމް; born 3 November 2000) is a Maldivian swimmer. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Ibrahim took part in international competitions for the first time at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games. In Buenos Aires he was the flag bearer for the Maldives. In the 50 m freestyle he came 43rd out of 54 participants. In the 100 m freestyle he came 45th out of 46. Three years later he took part in the Olympic Games in Tokyo. There, as at the Youth Olympics, he was the flag bearer, this time together with Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq. In the 100 m freestyle competition he came 69th out of 70.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Maldivan athletes born between 1992 and 2000. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Maldivan athletes include Hassan Saaid, and Mubal Azzam Ibrahim. As of April 2024, 2 new Maldivan athletes have been added to Pantheon including Hassan Saaid, and Mubal Azzam Ibrahim.
