The Most Famous

ATHLETES from Turkmenistan

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This page contains a list of the greatest Turkmen Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 5 of which were born in Turkmenistan. This makes Turkmenistan the birth place of the 76th most number of Athletes behind Haiti, and Zimbabwe.

Top 8

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

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1. Inha Babakova (b. 1967)

With an HPI of 45.63, Inha Babakova is the most famous Turkmen Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 25 different languages on wikipedia.

Inha Babakova (née Butkus, born 26 June 1967) is a former high jumper who represented the Soviet Union and later Ukraine. She was born in Asgabat, Turkmen SSR. Her personal best is 2.05 metres.

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2. Remigija Nazarovienė (b. 1967)

With an HPI of 32.78, Remigija Nazarovienė is the 2nd most famous Turkmen Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Remigija Nazarovienė (née Sablovskaitė; born 2 June 1967 in Ashkabad, Turkmen SSR) is a retired Lithuanian heptathlete. She won the bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships and finished third at the 1998 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge. She won the Talence Decastar twice, in 1996 and 1997, and was runner-up in 1989 and 1998. She competed at three consecutive Olympic Games (1988 to 1996), three consecutive World Championships in Athletics (1995 to 1999), ad four straight editions of the European Athletics Championships (1990 to 2002). She holds the Lithuanian national record in heptathlon with 6604 points, and also held national records in the 100 m and 60 m hurdles. After retirement as a heptathlete, she started coaching in Estonia. In 2009, her student, decathlete Mikk Pahapill, won the heptathlon at the European Indoor Championships.

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3. Danil Burkenya (b. 1978)

With an HPI of 30.55, Danil Burkenya is the 3rd most famous Turkmen Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Daniil Sergeyevich Burkenya (Russian: Даниил Серге́евич Буркеня; born July 20, 1978, in Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR) is a Russian track and field athlete who competes mainly in triple jump. He was a long jumper before taking up triple jumping in 2004, and the same year he won the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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4. Polina Guryeva (b. 1999)

With an HPI of 26.70, Polina Guryeva is the 4th most famous Turkmen Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages.

Polina Aleksandrovna Guryeva (Turkmen: Polina Aleksandrowna Gurýewa, Russian: Полина Александровна Гурьева, born 5 October 1999) is a Turkmenistani weightlifter. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo in 2021 and won a silver medal in the women's 59 kg competition. This was the first ever Olympic medal for Turkmenistan. She is one of the few Turkmens who won Olympic medals, joining the likes of the late Marat Nyýazow (who represented the USSR at the 1960 Olympics in Rome) and Daniyar İsmayilov (an ethnic Turkmen who represents Turkey).

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5. Diyorbek Urozboev (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 25.29, Diyorbek Urozboev is the 5th most famous Turkmen Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Diyorbek Urozboev (born 17 August 1993) is an Uzbekistani judoka. He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

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6. Daniyar İsmayilov (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 23.26, Daniyar İsmayilov is the 6th most famous Turkmen Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Daniyar Ismayilov (born 3 February 1992) is a Turkmen weightlifter currently competing for Turkey. He competed for Turkmenistan at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He competed for Turkey at 2016 Olympics and won a silver medal (total 351 kg.) In 2021, his doping test came back positive for the second time.

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7. Ronnie Baker (b. )

With an HPI of 0.00, Ronnie Baker is the 7th most famous Turkmen Athlete.  Their biography has been translated into different languages.

Ronnie Baker may refer to: Ronnie Baker (athlete) (born 1993), American track and field sprinter Ronnie Baker (musician) (1947–1990), American soul bass guitar player

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8. Gülbadam Babamuratowa (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 0.00, Gülbadam Babamuratowa is the 8th most famous Turkmen Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Gulbadam Babamuratova (Turkmen Cyrillic: Гулбадам Бабамуратова; born 24 August 1991) is a Turkmenistan judoka and sambo in the category up to 52 kg. International Master of Sports.

People

Pantheon has 8 people classified as Turkmen athletes born between 1967 and 1999. Of these 8, 8 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Turkmen athletes include Inha Babakova, Remigija Nazarovienė, and Danil Burkenya. As of April 2024, 3 new Turkmen athletes have been added to Pantheon including Remigija Nazarovienė, Ronnie Baker, and Gülbadam Babamuratowa.

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