ATHLETE
Bridgitte Hartley
1983 - Today

Bridgitte Hartley
Bridgitte Ellen Hartley (born 14 July 1983) is a South African canoe sprinter who has competed since the late 2000s. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth. Three years later, at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Bridgitte again won the bronze medal, this time in the K-1 (Kayak Singles – Women) 500m event. In August 2014, she replicated her Olympic form, and at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow she picked up a third career bronze model in international competition. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Bridgitte Hartley is the 4,502nd most popular athlete (up from 6,363rd in 2024), the 358th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 427th in 2019) and the 27th most popular South African Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Bridgitte Hartley ranks 4,502 out of 6,025. Before her are Stephanie Brown Trafton, Michael Forgeron, Roland Lessing, Lee Seung-yun, Jens Boden, and Alessio Sartori. After her are Kerron Stewart, Kōichi Morishita, Viktor Lőrincz, Anaysi Hernández, José Luis Ballester, and Carol Gattaz.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStephanie Brown Trafton
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 4,496
Michael Forgeron
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 4,497
Roland Lessing
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 4,498
Lee Seung-yun
1995 - Present
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 4,499
Jens Boden
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 4,500
Alessio Sartori
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 4,501
Bridgitte Hartley
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 4,502
Kerron Stewart
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 4,503
Kōichi Morishita
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 4,504
Viktor Lőrincz
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 4,505
Anaysi Hernández
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 4,506
José Luis Ballester
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 4,507
Carol Gattaz
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 4,508
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1983, Bridgitte Hartley ranks 866. Before her are Peter Niemeyer, Yuliya Gushchina, Jakub Wawrzyniak, Mattia Cassani, Veli-Matti Lindström, and Datsakorn Thonglao. After her are Foued Kadir, Hadia Tajik, Leandro Vissotto, Ezgi Mola, Kari Arkivuo, and Andrew McCollum.
Others Born in 1983
Go to all RankingsPeter Niemeyer
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 860
Yuliya Gushchina
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 861
Jakub Wawrzyniak
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 862
Mattia Cassani
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 863
Veli-Matti Lindström
SKIER
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 864
Datsakorn Thonglao
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 865
Bridgitte Hartley
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 866
Foued Kadir
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 867
Hadia Tajik
POLITICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 868
Leandro Vissotto
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 869
Ezgi Mola
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 870
Kari Arkivuo
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 871
Andrew McCollum
POLITICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 872
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Bridgitte Hartley ranks 358 out of 454. Before her are Jacob Lekgetho (1974), Ohanna Shivanand (1982), Ryan De Vries (1991), Zozibini Tunzi (1993), Daryl Impey (1984), and Ellis Ferreira (1970). After her are Lindiwe Sisulu (1954), Louis Meintjes (1992), Wayne Kramer (1965), Yvonne Chaka Chaka (1965), Chester Williams (1970), and Graeme Pollock (1944).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsJacob Lekgetho
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - 2008
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 352
Ohanna Shivanand
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 353
Ryan De Vries
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 354
Zozibini Tunzi
CELEBRITY
1993 - Present
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 355
Daryl Impey
CYCLIST
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 356
Ellis Ferreira
TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 357
Bridgitte Hartley
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 358
Lindiwe Sisulu
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 359
Louis Meintjes
CYCLIST
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 360
Wayne Kramer
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 361
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 362
Chester Williams
RUGBY PLAYER
1970 - 2019
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 363
Graeme Pollock
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 364
Among ATHLETES In South Africa
Among athletes born in South Africa, Bridgitte Hartley ranks 27. Before her are Zhang Jian (null), Elana Meyer (1966), L. J. van Zyl (1985), Frantz Kruger (1975), Hestrie Cloete (1978), and Chris Wood (null). After her are Josia Thugwane (1971), Raúl Martínez (null), Sven Schmid (1978), Marilyn Agliotti (1979), Mark Plaatjes (1962), and Ramon di Clemente (1975).
Zhang Jian
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 21
Elana Meyer
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 22
L. J. van Zyl
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 23
Frantz Kruger
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 24
Hestrie Cloete
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 25
Chris Wood
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 26
Bridgitte Hartley
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 27
Josia Thugwane
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 28
Raúl Martínez
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 29
Sven Schmid
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 30
Marilyn Agliotti
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 31
Mark Plaatjes
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 32
Ramon di Clemente
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 33
















































