ATHLETES from São Tomé and Príncipe

Top 2

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

1. Naide Gomes (b. 1979)

With an HPI of 33.97, Naide Gomes is the most famous Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.

Enezaide do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes (born 20 November 1979) is a Portuguese retired athlete who competed primarily in long jump. Born in São Tomé and Príncipe, she moved to Lisbon when she was 11 and began formally practising athletics when she was 13. She initially competed at international events as a representative of São Tomé and Príncipe before becoming a naturalised citizen of Portugal in 2001. Prior to changing her nationality, she set a São Toméan national record in every type of event she competed in at the international level, including women's 100 metres hurdles, long jump, high jump, triple jump, shot put, javelin throw, pentathlon, and heptathlon. She also holds the Portuguese national records in women's long jump (both outdoor and indoor), high jump, pentathlon, and heptathlon. At the club level, she represented Sporting CP and was coached by Abreu Matos.

2. Laura Traets (b. 1998)

With an HPI of 0.00, Laura Traets is the 2nd most famous Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Laura Jean Pierre Traets (Bulgarian: Лаура Жан Пиер Траатс, born 13 December 1998) is a Bulgarian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic champion in the group all-around. She is the 2018 World and 2021 European champion in 5 balls and the 2018 European champion in 3 balls + 2 ropes. She is a two-time (2018, 2019) World group all-around bronze medalist and the 2017 World group all-around silver medalist. On the junior level, she is the 2013 European group all-around bronze medalist.