The Most Famous
ATHLETES from Saint Kitts and Nevis
This page contains a list of the greatest Kittian and Nevisian Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 1 of which were born in Saint Kitts and Nevis. This makes Saint Kitts and Nevis the birth place of the 121st most number of Athletes behind Iraq, and Hong Kong.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Kittian and Nevisian Athletes of all time. This list of famous Kittian and Nevisian Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Kim Collins (b. 1976)
With an HPI of 42.50, Kim Collins is the most famous Kittian and Nevisian Athlete. His biography has been translated into 32 different languages on wikipedia.
Kim Collins (born 5 April 1976) is a former Kittitian track and field sprinter. In 2003, he became the World Champion in the 100 metres. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics on five occasions, from 1996 to 2016, and was the country's first athlete to reach an Olympic final. He competed at ten editions of the World Championships in Athletics, from 1995 to 2015, winning five medals. He was a twice runner-up in the 60 metres at the IAAF World Indoor Championships (2003, 2008). At regional level, he was a gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games and a silver medallist at the Pan American Games. As of 2023, he is the only individual world champion from Saint Kitts and Nevis. Collins holds a personal best of 9.93 seconds for the 100 m, which is a Saint Kitts and Nevis national record and a M40 world record for men over 40. This makes him the only man over forty years of age to break the 10-second barrier. His indoor personal best of 6.47 seconds for the 60 m is a national record and a M35 world record. Collins was the bronze medallist over 200 m at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics and became the 100 m champion at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. He won a silver medal over 60 metres at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships, before going on to take his outdoor crown. He also won sprint medals at the 2005 World Championships, 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships and 2011 World Championships. A dispute with the Saint Kitts and Nevis administrators saw Collins dropped from the 2012 Olympic Games and he did not return to international duty until 2015.
2. Amya Clarke (b. 1999)
With an HPI of 0.00, Amya Clarke is the 2nd most famous Kittian and Nevisian Athlete. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Amya Briana Clarke (born 10 September 1999) is an athlete from Saint Kitts and Nevis. From Christ Church where she attended Saddlers Secondary School before going to Iowa Western Community College, and the University of Akron in Ohio. In June 2021, under the universality rule within the Olympic qualifying criteria which allows smaller nations with developing sports programs to send representatives to the competition she was confirmed as being selected for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in the 100 metres. She was awarded the honour of being the flag bearer for her nation in the opening ceremony. She won the 100 m silver medal in the 2021 NACAC U23 Championships. She won the 2021 Junior Pan American Games 100 m silver medal at the games held in Colombia.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Kittian and Nevisian athletes born between 1976 and 1999. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Kittian and Nevisian athletes include Kim Collins, and Amya Clarke. As of April 2024, 1 new Kittian and Nevisian athletes have been added to Pantheon including Amya Clarke.
