The Most Famous
ATHLETES from Republic of the Congo
This page contains a list of the greatest Congolese Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, NaN of which were born in Republic of the Congo. This makes Republic of the Congo the birth place of the 0th most number of Athletes.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Congolese Athletes of all time. This list of famous Congolese Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Natacha Ngoye Akamabi (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 0.00, Natacha Ngoye Akamabi is the most famous Congolese Athlete. Her biography has been translated into different languages on wikipedia.
Natacha Ngoye Akamabi (born 15 August 1993 in Pointe-Noire) is a sprinter from the Republic of the Congo. She won two gold medals at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie. She also represented her country in the 400 metres at the 2012 World Indoor Championships without advancing from the first round. She qualified to represent Congo at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
2. Lorène Bazolo (b. 1983)
With an HPI of 0.00, Lorène Bazolo is the 2nd most famous Congolese Athlete. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Lorène Dorcas Bazolo (born 4 May 1983) is a track and field athlete. Born in the Republic of the Congo, she currently represents Portugal internationally but competed for her country of birth in the past. She is the Congolese national record holder in the 100 metres, with a time of 11.39 seconds. She was the Congolese flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She competed at the African Championships in Athletics in 2008, 2010 and 2012 and represented Congo in both the 100 m at the 200 metres at the 2011 All-Africa Games. She has also represented her nation at the Summer Universiade (2009 and 2011) and the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie. During 2013 she arrived in Portugal on political asylum and soon joined athletics clubs JOMA, and later, Sporting Club de Portugal. After acquiring Portuguese citizenship during 2016 she has beaten the national 100 m record, which is now set at 11.21 seconds. During the 2020 Summer Olympics, Lorène reached the 200 m semifinals with 23.20 seconds. On 14 August 2021, at the Résisprint La Chaux-de-Fonds Meeting, Switzerland, Bazolo beat her 100 m and the 25 year old 200 m national records which now stand at 11.10 and 22.64 seconds, respectively.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Congolese athletes born between 1983 and 1993. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Congolese athletes include Natacha Ngoye Akamabi, and Lorène Bazolo. As of April 2024, 2 new Congolese athletes have been added to Pantheon including Natacha Ngoye Akamabi, and Lorène Bazolo.
