The Most Famous
WRESTLERS from Cameroon
This page contains a list of the greatest Cameroonian Wrestlers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,027 Wrestlers, 1 of which were born in Cameroon. This makes Cameroon the birth place of the 65th most number of Wrestlers behind North Macedonia, and Denmark.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Cameroonian Wrestlers of all time. This list of famous Cameroonian Wrestlers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Gévrise Émane (b. 1982)
With an HPI of 29.99, Gévrise Émane is the most famous Cameroonian Wrestler. Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages on wikipedia.
Gévrise Émane (born 27 July 1982) is a French judoka. She was the European champion in the women's 63 kg weight class. Emane first gained attention at the 2005 World Judo Championships in Cairo, Egypt where she won the silver medal in the women's 70 kg class. Next year, Emane won her first European title at the 2006 European Judo Championships in Tampere after an ippon in the final, against the German Heide Wollert. Emane became the world champion for the first time at the 2007 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro by defeating Ronda Rousey of United States by points in the final match. After moving down in weight to the 63 kg class in 2009, Emane claimed her second World Championship title at the 2011 World Judo Championships in Paris, where she beat two-time world champion Yoshie Ueno of Japan by unanimous decision in the final. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won the bronze medal.
2. Hortence Mballa Atangana (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 0.00, Hortence Mballa Atangana is the 2nd most famous Cameroonian Wrestler. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Hortence Vanessa Mballa Atangana (born 5 January 1992 in Bikok) is a Cameroonian judoka. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she competed in the Women's -78kg. In 2019, she won the silver medal in the women's +78 kg event at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. In 2021, she competed in the women's +78 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's +78kg event.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Cameroonian wrestlers born between 1982 and 1992. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Cameroonian wrestlers include Gévrise Émane, and Hortence Mballa Atangana. As of April 2024, 1 new Cameroonian wrestlers have been added to Pantheon including Hortence Mballa Atangana.
