TENNIS PLAYER

Momčilo Tapavica

1872 - 1949

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Momčilo Tapavica (Serbian Cyrillic: Момчило Тапавица; Hungarian: Tapavicza Momcsilló [ˈtɒpɒvit͡sɒ ˈmomt͡ʃilloː]; 14 October 1872 – 10 January 1949) was an all-around sportsperson, competing in tennis, weightlifting, wrestling. Tapavica achieved his best result in tennis by winning the singles bronze medal at the 1896 Summer Olympics, making him the first ethnic Serb, Slav and Hungarian citizen to win an Olympic medal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Momčilo Tapavica has received more than 26,891 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Momčilo Tapavica is the 67th most popular tennis player (down from 56th in 2019), the 135th most popular biography from Serbia (down from 131st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Serbian Tennis Player.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Momčilo Tapavica ranks 67 out of 1,569. Before him are William Renshaw, Bobby Riggs, Margaret Scriven, Dorothy Shepherd-Barron, Maria Sharapova, and Nicola Pietrangeli. After him are Althea Gibson, Anna Kournikova, R. Norris Williams, Doris Hart, Juan Gisbert Sr., and Jacques Brugnon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Momčilo Tapavica ranks 72. Before him are Theodor Lessing, Luigi Orione, Arsen Kotsoyev, Hidesaburō Ueno, Johan Bojer, and Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria. After him are Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme, Hàm Nghi, Miguel Cabanellas, Aleksandër Stavre Drenova, Heinrich Vogeler, and Marian Smoluchowski. Among people deceased in 1949, Momčilo Tapavica ranks 71. Before him are Wakatsuki Reijirō, Husni al-Za'im, Laura Montoya, Alexey Shchusev, Erich von Drygalski, and Koçi Xoxe. After him are Traicho Kostov, Sam Wood, Carlo Galetti, Josep Maria Jujol, Nuri Killigil, and Othon Friesz.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Momčilo Tapavica ranks 135 out of 661. Before him are Georgios Sinas (1783), Todor Veselinović (1930), Đura Jakšić (1832), Paja Jovanović (1859), Mirko Cvetković (1950), and Vasko Popa (1922). After him are Aleksandar Matanović (1930), Ivo Pogorelić (1958), Slobodan Jovanović (1869), Enki Bilal (1951), Ceca (1973), and Aleksandar Tirnanić (1910).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Serbia

Among tennis players born in Serbia, Momčilo Tapavica ranks 3. Before him are Novak Djokovic (1987), and Monica Seles (1973). After him are Ana Ivanovic (1987), Slobodan Živojinović (1963), Jelena Janković (1985), Janko Tipsarević (1984), Viktor Troicki (1986), Nenad Zimonjić (1976), Daniel Nestor (1972), Dušan Lajović (1990), and Miomir Kecmanović (1999).

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