The Most Famous

ATHLETES from Peru

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This page contains a list of the greatest Peruvian Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 1 of which were born in Peru. This makes Peru the birth place of the 117th most number of Athletes behind Luxembourg, and Guernsey.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Peruvian Athletes of all time. This list of famous Peruvian Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Peruvian Athletes.

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1. Edwin Vásquez (1922 - 1993)

With an HPI of 47.20, Edwin Vásquez is the most famous Peruvian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.

Edwin Gonzalo Vásquez Cam (28 July 1922 – 9 March 1993) was an Olympic sport shooter from Peru. He won a gold medal in the 50 m pistol event at the 1948 Summer Olympics, winning Peru's first and only Olympic gold medal to date. Vásquez also won the free pistol event at the 1951 Pan American Games, while placing third in the team pistol event.

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2. Francisco Boza (b. 1964)

With an HPI of 33.89, Francisco Boza is the 2nd most famous Peruvian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Francisco Boza (born 19 September 1964) is a Peruvian sport shooter and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in trap shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and came fourth four years later.

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3. Kimberly García (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 24.05, Kimberly García is the 3rd most famous Peruvian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Gabriela Kimberly García León (born 19 October 1993) is a female racewalker from Peru. She won gold medals in the 20 kilometres walk and 35 km walk at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, becoming the first ever Peruvian world medallist and the first Latin American to earn two titles at the same World Athletics Championships. García is the South American record holder for the longer event. She represented Peru in the women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She also holds three Peruvian national records (10,000 m walk, 10 km walk and 20 km walk).

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4. Sofía Mulánovich (b. 1983)

With an HPI of 0.00, Sofía Mulánovich is the 4th most famous Peruvian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Sofía Mulánovich Aljovín (born 24 June 1983) is a Peruvian surfer. She is a 3-time World Surfing Champion, 1 WSL and 2 ISA world championships,. She is the first Peruvian surfer ever to win a World Surf League World Championship Tour event (ex ASP) and the first Latin American woman ever to win the World Title, which she did in 2004 (Peruvian Felipe Pomar won the Men's World Surfing Championship in 1965) In 2004, she won three out of the six World Championship Tour events, and finished the season as Absolute World Champion. Sofia is the only Latin-American surfer to win 2 ISA World Championships. Sofia won the ISA Championships, 2004 in Salinas-Ecuador and 2019 in Miyazaki-Japan. Her main sponsor is Roxy. Mulánovich was inducted into the Surfing Hall of Fame in 2007 due to her achievement in 2004 and 2005. In 2004, she became the first South American and Latin American (man or woman) to ever win the world title. Sofia's list of credits to date is impressive, having won the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, U.S. Open of Surfing and the Surfer Poll (2004 and 2005).

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5. Sean Waddilove (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 0.00, Sean Waddilove is the 5th most famous Peruvian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Sean Waddilove (born 19 June 1997) is an Irish sailor. He competed in the 49er event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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6. Marcos Rojas (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 0.00, Marcos Rojas is the 6th most famous Peruvian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Marcos Antonio Rojas Concha (born 2 June 1995) is a Peruvian weightlifter. In 2021, he competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 56 kg at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships held in Anaheim, United States. In 2018, he won the bronze medal in the men's 56 kg event at the 2018 South American Games held in Cochabamba, Bolivia. In 2019, he finished in 7th place in the men's 61 kg event at the Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. A few months later, he also competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.

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7. Alexandra Grande (b. 1990)

With an HPI of 0.00, Alexandra Grande is the 7th most famous Peruvian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Alexandra Vanessa Grande Risco (born 5 February 1990) is a Peruvian karateka. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's 61 kg event at the Pan American Games. She also won bronze in this event at the 2021 World Karate Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In 2021, Grande represented Peru at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 61 kg event.

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8. Juan Postigos (b. 1989)

With an HPI of 0.00, Juan Postigos is the 8th most famous Peruvian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Juan Miguel Postigos Acuña (born 13 May 1989) is a Peruvian judoka who won a bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games. That same year Postigos moved to France seeking better training conditions. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, but was eliminated in his first match on both occasions. He was also eliminated in his first match in the men's 66 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

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9. María Luisa Doig (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 0.00, María Luisa Doig is the 9th most famous Peruvian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

María Luisa Doig Calderón (born August 13, 1991 in Lima) is a Peruvian foil and epee fencer. At age sixteen, Doig made her official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's individual foil event. She lost the first preliminary round match to Germany's Katja Wächter, with a score of 4–15.

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10. Omari Jones (b. 2002)

With an HPI of 0.00, Omari Jones is the 10th most famous Peruvian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Omari 'The Banger' Jones ( oh-MAR-ee; born November 7, 2002) is an American boxer. He competed at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships, winning the silver medal in the welterweight division. Omari competed for the United States in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, winning the bronze metal in the 71 kg Welterweight division.

People

Pantheon has 25 people classified as Peruvian athletes born between 1922 and 2002. Of these 25, 23 (92.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Peruvian athletes include Francisco Boza, Kimberly García, and Sofía Mulánovich. The most famous deceased Peruvian athletes include Edwin Vásquez, and Miguel Mena. As of April 2024, 24 new Peruvian athletes have been added to Pantheon including Francisco Boza, Kimberly García, and Sofía Mulánovich.

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