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Borislav Stanković

1925 - 2020

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Borislav "Bora" Stanković (Serbian Cyrillic: Борислав "Бора" Станковић; 9 July 1925 – 20 March 2020) was a Serbian basketball player and coach, as well as a longtime administrator in the sport's various governing bodies, including FIBA and the International Olympic Committee. He played 36 games for the Yugoslavian national basketball team internationally. Stanković was pivotal in the FIBA decision to allow players from the National Basketball Association to compete at the Summer Olympics. In 1989, he introduced a resolution to amend FIBA regulations that had previously allowed players only from professional leagues other than the NBA to enter, and the subsequent vote passed 56–13. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Borislav Stanković is the 136th most popular basketball player (down from 123rd in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from Bosnia and Herzegovina (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Bosnian, Herzegovinian Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Borislav Stanković ranks 136 out of 1,757. Before him are Larry Brown, Reggie Miller, Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Dominique Wilkins, Carlos Blixen, and Manu Ginóbili. After him are Chuck Daly, Lauren Jackson, Mark Jackson, Sasha Vujačić, Walt Frazier, and Željko Jerkov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Borislav Stanković ranks 360. Before him are Lyuben Berov, Luis E. Miramontes, Joseph Sargent, Margaretha Krook, Klara Luchko, and Medgar Evers. After him are Pyotr Todorovsky, Asunción Balaguer, Mahmoud Fayad, Albert Eschenmoser, Jimmy Reed, and Gunther Schuller. Among people deceased in 2020, Borislav Stanković ranks 465. Before him are Michael Gwisdek, Júlia Sigmond, Jacques Beurlet, Gulnazar Keldi, John Ericson, and Ivan Král. After him are Ruth Klüger, Mikhail Zhvanetsky, Silva Batuta, Yehoshua Kenaz, Kansai Yamamoto, and Birol Ünel.

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In Bosnia and Herzegovina

Among people born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Borislav Stanković ranks 163 out of 375. Before him are Velimir Sombolac (1939), Predrag Danilović (1970), Danis Tanović (1969), Zoran Tegeltija (1961), Marin Čilić (1988), and Jasmila Žbanić (1974). After him are Zoran Janković (1940), Zoran Vujović (1958), Baja Mali Knindža (1966), Mario Stanić (1972), Ivana Miličević (1974), and Ivan Ljubičić (1979).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Bosnia and Herzegovina

Among basketball players born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Borislav Stanković ranks 4. Before him are Dražen Dalipagić (1951), Mirza Delibašić (1954), and Predrag Danilović (1970). After him are Ratko Radovanović (1956), Zoran Savić (1966), Sabit Hadžić (1957), Emir Mutapčić (1960), Razija Mujanović (1967), Franjo Arapović (1965), Bojan Bogdanović (1989), and Damir Mulaomerović (1974).

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