The Most Famous

ATHLETES from Rwanda

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This page contains a list of the greatest Rwandan Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 6 of which were born in Rwanda. This makes Rwanda the birth place of the 125th most number of Athletes behind Grenada, and Zambia.

Top 6

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

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1. João Silva (b. )

With an HPI of 47.71, João Silva is the most famous Rwandan Athlete.  Their biography has been translated into 8 different languages on wikipedia.

João Silva or da Silva may refer to: João Silva (footballer, born 1926), Portuguese footballer João Silva (photographer) (born 1966), Portuguese journalist and photographer based in South Africa João Pedro Silva (triathlete) (born 1989), competitor in the ITU World Championship Series competitions João Silva (footballer, born 1990), Portuguese footballer João Luiz Ferreira da Silva (born 1981), Brazilian footballer known as Preto João Batista da Silva (born 1955), Brazilian football defender João Batista da Silva (athlete) (born 1963), Brazilian sprint athlete Jô (João Alves de Assis Silva, born 1987), Brazilian footballer Almeida Garrett (João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, 1799–1854), Portuguese poet, playwright, novelist and politician João Carlos Marinho Silva (born 1935), Brazilian writer João Domingos da Silva Pinto (born 1961), Portuguese footballer and manager João J. R. Fraústo da Silva (born 1933), Portuguese chemist João Marques da Silva Oliveira (1853–1927), Portuguese painter João da Silva (boxer) (born 1946), Brazilian Olympic boxer João Silva (footballer, born 1998), Portuguese footballer João Pedro Silva (handballer), Brazilian handballer Joao Silva (footballer, born 1997), Brazilian footballer João Silva (footballer, born 1999), Portuguese footballer

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2. Félicien Muhitira (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 22.73, Félicien Muhitira is the 2nd most famous Rwandan Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 7 different languages.

Félicien Muhitira (born 4 November 1994) is a Rwandan long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final.

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3. Alphonsine Agahozo (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 21.15, Alphonsine Agahozo is the 3rd most famous Rwandan Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 8 different languages.

Alphonsine Agahozo (born 18 October 1997 in Nyarugenge, Kigali) is a Rwandan swimmer. She competed in the Women's 50m freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Agahozo finished in 58th place and did not advance to the semifinals. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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4. Lamjed Maafi (b. 2001)

With an HPI of 20.13, Lamjed Maafi is the 4th most famous Rwandan Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 6 different languages.

Lamjed Maafi (Arabic: أمجد المعافي, born 19 March 2001) is a Tunisian wrestler. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics after winning the African and Oceanian qualifier. He competed in the 77 kg event.

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5. Eloi Maniraguha (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 18.49, Eloi Maniraguha is the 5th most famous Rwandan Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 7 different languages.

Eloi Maniraguha (born 1 January 1995), previously known as Eloi Imaniraguha, is a Rwandan Olympic swimmer. He represented his country as Eloi Imaniraguha at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's 50 metre freestyle event where he ranked at #68 with a time of 26.43 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals. He also competed as Eloi Maniraguha at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 50 metre freestyle event and at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the men's 50 metre freestyle and men's 100 metre freestyle events.

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6. John Hakizimana (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 13.08, John Hakizimana is the 6th most famous Rwandan Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 4 different languages.

John Hakizimana (born 26 October 1996) is a Rwandan long-distance runner. In 2018, he competed in the men's half marathon at the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships held in Valencia, Spain. He finished in 34th place. In 2019, he represented Rwanda at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China. He won the bronze medal in the men's marathon. He represented Rwanda at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's marathon and he did not finish his race.

People

Pantheon has 6 people classified as Rwandan athletes born between 1994 and 2001. Of these 6, 6 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Rwandan athletes include João Silva, Félicien Muhitira, and Alphonsine Agahozo. As of April 2024, 6 new Rwandan athletes have been added to Pantheon including João Silva, Félicien Muhitira, and Alphonsine Agahozo.

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