ATHLETES from North Macedonia

1. Milka Babović (1928 - 2020)

With an HPI of 51.15, Milka Babović is the most famous Macedonian Athlete.  Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.

Milena "Milka" Babović (27 October 1928 – 26 December 2020) was a Croatian sprint and hurdles runner and journalist. She won numerous sprinting events in the former Yugoslavia, and was selected the best athlete several times. She also had a noted career as a sports journalist and editor in television.

2. Ace Rusevski (b. 1956)

With an HPI of 39.80, Ace Rusevski is the 2nd most famous Macedonian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Ace Rusevski (born November 30, 1956, in Kumanovo) is a retired Macedonian boxer who represented Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Howard Davis Jr. of the United States.

3. Redžep Redžepovski (b. 1962)

With an HPI of 34.80, Redžep Redžepovski is the 3rd most famous Macedonian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Redžep Redžepovski (Macedonian: Реџеп Реџеповски; born 14 December 1962) is a retired Macedonian flyweight boxer of ethnic Macedonian Turkish origin, who won silver medal for Yugoslavia in the flyweight division (< 51 kg) at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. In the final he was defeated by Steve McCrory of the United States. During the preliminary rounds of the 1984 Olympics, Redžepovski scored a controversial win over Australia's Jeff Fenech, a future World Champion in four weight divisions. Fenech was initially given the decision, but after intervention by the Olympic Boxing Committee and a total recount, the decision was reversed with Redžepovski being awarded the win. Many of the other boxers and those in the press felt that Fenech had been unfairly robbed of a chance to win an Olympic medal and most boxing writers noted how political amateur boxing was, especially at the Olympic Games.

4. Dejan Georgievski (b. 1999)

With an HPI of 28.78, Dejan Georgievski is the 4th most famous Macedonian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Dejan Georgievski (Macedonian: Дејан Георгиевски; born 8 May 1999) is a Macedonian professional taekwondo practitioner who represents North Macedonia internationally in the World Taekwondo Tournaments in the men's heavyweight (+87 kg) class. He is an Olympic silver medalist in the men's +80 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

5. Filip Derkoski (b. 2000)

With an HPI of 0.00, Filip Derkoski is the 5th most famous Macedonian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Filip Derkoski (born 29 December 2000) is a Macedonian swimmer. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

6. Borjan Brankovski (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 0.00, Borjan Brankovski is the 6th most famous Macedonian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

7. Asmir Kolašinac (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 0.00, Asmir Kolašinac is the 7th most famous Macedonian Athlete.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Asmir Kolašinac (Serbian Cyrillic: Асмир Колашинац; born 15 October 1984) is a Serbian shot putter who competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In 2013, Kolašinac was European Indoor Champion in shot put. He is coached by Mišo Đurić and Nikola Tomasović.