The Most Famous

WRESTLERS from Serbia

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This page contains a list of the greatest Serbian Wrestlers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,027 Wrestlers, 1 of which were born in Serbia. This makes Serbia the birth place of the 61st most number of Wrestlers behind Ghana, and Norway.

Top 3

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

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1. Davor Štefanek (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 35.95, Davor Štefanek is the most famous Serbian Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 22 different languages on wikipedia.

Davor Štefanek (Serbian Cyrillic: Давор Штефанек; born 12 September 1985) is a Serbian representative in Greco-Roman Wrestling, he was the 2014 World champion and the 2016 Olympic champion in the Greco-Roman 66 kg category.

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2. Mate Nemeš (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 0.00, Mate Nemeš is the 2nd most famous Serbian Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Mate Nemeš (Serbian Cyrillic: Мате Немеш; Hungarian: Nemes Máté; born 21 July 1993) is a Serbian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a gold medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and the European Wrestling Championships. Nemeš represented Serbia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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3. Marica Perišić (b. 2000)

With an HPI of 0.00, Marica Perišić is the 3rd most famous Serbian Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Marica Perišić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марица Перишић; born 25 January 2000) is a Serbian judoka. She won the gold medal at the 2020 European Junior Championships in women's lightweight (57 kg event). Perišić competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in women's 57 kg event and was eliminated in the second round. Perišić won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.

People

Pantheon has 3 people classified as Serbian wrestlers born between 1985 and 2000. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Serbian wrestlers include Davor Štefanek, Mate Nemeš, and Marica Perišić. As of April 2024, 2 new Serbian wrestlers have been added to Pantheon including Mate Nemeš, and Marica Perišić.

Living Serbian Wrestlers

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Newly Added Serbian Wrestlers (2024)

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