The Most Famous

ATHLETES from Tunisia

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This page contains a list of the greatest Tunisian Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 5 of which were born in Tunisia. This makes Tunisia the birth place of the 71st most number of Athletes behind Indonesia, and Albania.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Tunisian Athletes of all time. This list of famous Tunisian Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Tunisian Athletes.

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1. Mohammed Gammoudi (b. 1938)

With an HPI of 56.03, Mohammed Gammoudi is the most famous Tunisian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 26 different languages on wikipedia.

Mohammed Tlili ben Abdallah (Arabic: محمد التليلي بن عبدالله), also known as Moham(m)ed Gammoudi, (born February 11, 1938) is a Tunisian athlete who competed as a long-distance runner in international track and field competitions. He represented Tunisia in the Tokyo, Mexico City, and Munich Olympiads and recorded four medals, including a gold medal in the 5000 metres event in Mexico City. Gammoudi was also competitive at 10,000 metres. Born in Sidi Aïch, in Tunisia, Mohammed Gammoudi was one of the pioneers of the African long-distance running revolution that changed the face of the sport in the final decades of the 20th century.

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2. Tommaso Costantino (1885 - 1950)

With an HPI of 46.59, Tommaso Costantino is the 2nd most famous Tunisian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Tommaso Costantino (23 June 1885 – 28 February 1950) was an Italian fencer. He won two gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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3. Alberto Pellegrino (1930 - 1996)

With an HPI of 45.81, Alberto Pellegrino is the 3rd most famous Tunisian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Alberto Pellegrino (20 May 1930 – 9 March 1996) was an Italian fencer. He won two gold and two silver medals with the Italian épée and foil teams at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games.

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4. Habiba Ghribi (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 34.90, Habiba Ghribi is the 4th most famous Tunisian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 26 different languages.

Habiba Ghribi (Arabic: حبيبة الغريبي, born 9 April 1984) is a Tunisian middle- and long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, giving her country its first Olympic medal by a woman. She is also the Tunisian record holder in the event, having run 9:05.36 at the Memorial van Damme in Brussels in September 2015. Ghribi competed at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships a number of times but found greater success on the track, winning a steeplechase silver at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics and a bronze in the 1500 metres at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. She represented Tunisia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing thirteenth in the first ever women's Olympic steeplechase race. In the 2016 Müller Anniversary Games, she won the women's 3000m steeplechase. She was voted the Best Sportswoman of 2009 by the Arabic daily newspaper Assahafa.

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5. Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi (b. 2002)

With an HPI of 22.11, Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi is the 5th most famous Tunisian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi (Arabic: محمد خليل الجندوبي, born 1 June 2002) is a Tunisian taekwondo practitioner. Representing Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, he won silver in the men's 58 kg taekwondo event.

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6. Oussama Oueslati (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 20.14, Oussama Oueslati is the 6th most famous Tunisian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Oussama Oueslati (born 24 March 1996) is a Tunisian taekwondo athlete. He represented Tunisia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and won a bronze medal in the men's 80 kg. He was the flag bearer for Tunisia in the closing ceremony.

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7. Carlos Rodríguez (b. )

With an HPI of 0.00, Carlos Rodríguez is the 7th most famous Tunisian Athlete.  Their biography has been translated into different languages.

Carlos Rodríguez may refer to: Carlos A. Rodriguez (born 1965), Cuban-born American business executive Carlos Alfredo Rodríguez (born 1947), Argentine economist Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago (1918–1963), beatified Puerto Rican Roman Catholic layman Carlos Páez Rodríguez (born 1953), Andes plane crash survivor

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8. Mariem Homrani (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 0.00, Mariem Homrani is the 8th most famous Tunisian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Mariem Homrani Ep Zayani (born 25 January 1991) is a Tunisian boxer. She competed in the women's lightweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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9. Sarra Guezguez (b. 2005)

With an HPI of 0.00, Sarra Guezguez is the 9th most famous Tunisian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Sarra Guezguez (born 12 March 2005) is a Tunisian sailor. She competed in the 49er FX event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, along with her twin sister Eya. Eya died on 10 April 2022 after they were involved in a boat accident.

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10. Ahmed Kadhi (b. 1989)

With an HPI of 0.00, Ahmed Kadhi is the 10th most famous Tunisian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Ahmed Kadhi (born 19 April 1989) is a Tunisian male volleyball player. As part of the Tunisia men's national volleyball team, he competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain. His club in 2012 was C.O. Kelibia. His current club is E.S.Sahel. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

People

Pantheon has 34 people classified as Tunisian athletes born between 1885 and 2005. Of these 34, 31 (91.18%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Tunisian athletes include Mohammed Gammoudi, Habiba Ghribi, and Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi. The most famous deceased Tunisian athletes include Tommaso Costantino, Alberto Pellegrino, and Eya Guezguez. As of April 2024, 29 new Tunisian athletes have been added to Pantheon including Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi, Carlos Rodríguez, and Mariem Homrani.

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