The Most Famous
ATHLETES from Suriname
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Surinamer Athletes of all time. This list of famous Surinamer Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Letitia Vriesde (1964 - )
With an HPI of 35.27, Letitia Vriesde is the most famous Surinamer Athlete. Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.
Letitia Alma Vriesde (born 5 October 1964) is a former track and field athlete from Suriname, who specialised in the 800 metres but was also successful over 1500 metres. She is the first (and to date, only) sportsperson from Suriname to compete at five Olympic Games. She won a silver medal at the 1995 World Championships and a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships. Vriesde holds the South American records for the 800 metres, 1000 metres and 1500 metres (indoors and outdoors) and also for the 3000 metres (indoors).
Pantheon has 1 people classified as athletes born between 1964 and 1964. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living athletes include Letitia Vriesde.
