Famous Athletes from Serbia

Updated June 14, 2019 13.3k views1.1k items

List of famous athletes from Serbia, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Serbia has seen some very talented athletes over the years, many of who have gone on to represent their country in the Olympics. These are some of the best Serbian athletes of all time, so if you're a native of Serbia and are aspiring to compete in sports professionally then these are people you should look up to. If you're searching for a particular popular athlete from Serbia then you can use the "search" box to find who you're looking for.

This list below has a variety of athletes in it, from Muharrem Xhaqku to Uroš Ćosić.

This list answers the questions, "Who are the greatest Serbian athletes?" and "Which athletes are from Serbia?"

You can click on the names of these legendary athletes of Serbia in order to get more information about each one.

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Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic (Serbian: Новак Ђоковић, romanized: Novak Đoković, pronounced [nôʋaːk... more on Wikipedia
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Ana Ivanovic
Ana Ivanovic Schweinsteiger (Serbian: Ана Швајнштајгер / Ana Švajnštajger; born 6 November... more on Wikipedia
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Nemanja Vidić
Manchester United F.C.
Birthplace: Užice, Serbia
Nationality: Serbia
Position: Defender
Nemanja Vidić (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Видић, Serbian pronunciation: [němaɲa ʋǐːditɕ]; born... more on Wikipedia
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#353 of 1,310 The Best Soccer Players of All Time#247 of 356 The Best Current Soccer Players
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Jelena Dokić
Jelena Dokic (born on 12 of April 1983) is an Australian tennis coach, commentator, and... more on Wikipedia
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Olivera Jevtić
Olivera Jevtić (Serbian Cyrillic: Оливера Јевтић, born 24 July 1977) is a Serbian... more on Wikipedia
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Jelena Janković
Jelena Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Јанковић, pronounced [jělena jǎːŋkoʋitɕ], born 28... more on Wikipedia
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#45 of 72 The Greatest Women's Tennis Players of All Time#44 of 59 The Greatest Female Tennis Players Of The Open Era
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Aleksandro Petrović
FK Zemun
Birthplace: Teslić, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality: Germany,Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,Serbia,West Germany
Position: Midfielder
Aleksandro Petrović (born March 16, 1988) is a German footballer of Bosnian Serb descent who... more on Wikipedia

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Svetlana Anastasovska
Svetlana Anastasovska-Obućina (née Anastasovska, Serbian Cyrillic: Светлана... more on Wikipedia
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Kálmán Konrád
Kálmán Konrád (23 May 1896 in Bácspalánka – 10 May 1980 in Stockholm, Sweden), an inside... more on Wikipedia
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Slobodan Drapić
Maccabi Herzliya
Birthplace: Novi Sad, Serbia
Nationality: Israel,Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,Serbia,Yugoslavia
Slobodan Drapić (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Драпић, Hebrew: סלובודאן דראפיץ'; born 28 February... more on Wikipedia
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Vlade Divac
Vlade Divac (Serbian Cyrillic: Владе Дивац, pronounced [ʋlǎːde dǐːʋats]; born February 3,... more on Wikipedia
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Dejan Damjanović
FC Seoul
Birthplace: Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality: Yugoslavia, Serbia, Montenegro
Position: Forward
Dejan Damjanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Дамјановић, pronounced [dějan dǎmjanoʋitɕ, -... more on Wikipedia
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Njazi Kuqi
Panionios NFC
Birthplace: Vučitrn, Serbia
Nationality: Serbia, Finland
Position: Forward
Njazi Kuqi (born 25 March 1983) is a Finnish football forward who plays for HIFK in the... more on Wikipedia
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Peja Stojaković
Predrag Stojaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Стојаковић, pronounced [ˌprêdraːɡ... more on Wikipedia
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#144 of 786 The Top NBA Players Of All Time#26 of 213 The Best White Players in NBA History
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Belma Šmrković
elma mrković (Serbian Cyrillic: Белма Шмрковић; born August 14, 1990 in Sjenica) is a Serbian... more on Wikipedia
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Nikola Grbić
Nikola Grbić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Грбић; born 6 September 1973) is a Serbian professional... more on Wikipedia
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Radoslav Nesterović
Radoslav "Rašo" Nesterović (Serbian Cyrillic: Радослав "Рашо" Нестеровић, Slovene: Radoslav... more on Wikipedia
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Dejan Živković
FK Hajduk Beograd
Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, Serbia
Position: Forward
Dejan Živković may refer to: Dejan Živković (footballer born 1979), Serbian football player... more on Wikipedia
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Spira Grujić
FK Rad
Birthplace: Pristina
Nationality: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia
Position: Defender
Spira Grujić (Serbian Cyrillic: Спира Грујић, born 7 December 1971) is a retired Serbian... more on Wikipedia
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Dejan Milovanović
RC Lens
Birthplace: Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia
Nationality: Yugoslavia, Serbia
Position: Midfielder
Dejan Milovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Миловановић; born 21 January 1984) is a retired... more on Wikipedia
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Milorad Čavić
Milorad "Milo" Čavić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Чавић, pronounced [mîloraːd tʃǎːʋitɕ]; born... more on Wikipedia
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Dragutin Topić
Dragutin Topić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгутин Топић, born 12 March 1971 in Belgrade, SR Serbia,... more on Wikipedia
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Nevena Ignjatović
Nevena Ignjatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Невена Игњатовић, pronounced [něʋana iɡɲǎːtoʋitɕ]; born... more on Wikipedia
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Jenő Konrád
Jenő Konrád (13 August 1894 – 15 July 1978) also referred to as Eugen Conrad or Eugène Conrad... more on Wikipedia
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Ivan Miljković
Ivan Miljković (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Миљковић pronounced [ǐv̞an mǐːʎkɔv̞it͡͡ɕ]; born... more on Wikipedia

Radoslav Nesterović