The Most Famous
WRESTLERS from Angola
This page contains a list of the greatest Angolan Wrestlers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,027 Wrestlers, 1 of which were born in Angola. This makes Angola the birth place of the 69th most number of Wrestlers behind Portugal, and Dominican Republic.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Angolan Wrestlers of all time. This list of famous Angolan Wrestlers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Antónia Moreira (b. 1982)
With an HPI of 28.03, Antónia Moreira is the most famous Angolan Wrestler. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Antónia Moreira de Fátima (born 26 April 1982 in Luanda), nicknamed Faia, is an Angolan judoka. She competed in the +70 kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and lost in the round of 16 to Kim Ryon-Mi of North Korea. Moreira also won medals at the 2004 and 2005 African Judo Championships (gold in 2004, silver in 2005) as well as bronze medals at the 2007 All-Africa Games and the 2008 African Judo Championships and a gold medal at the 2015 African Games. At the 2012 Olympic Games, she competed in the -70 kg division, and was knocked out in the second round by eventual bronze medallist Yuri Alvear. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she competed in the women's 70 kg division. She finished in 9th place after being defeated by Laura Vargas Koch of Germany in the second round.
2. Alberto Gaitero (b. 1996)
With an HPI of 0.00, Alberto Gaitero is the 2nd most famous Angolan Wrestler. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Alberto Gaitero Martín (born 3 July 1996) is a Spanish judoka. He is a silver medalist at the Mediterranean Games and a two-time medalist at the European Judo Championships.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Angolan wrestlers born between 1982 and 1996. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Angolan wrestlers include Antónia Moreira, and Alberto Gaitero. As of April 2024, 1 new Angolan wrestlers have been added to Pantheon including Alberto Gaitero.
