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Vinko Jelovac

1948 - Today

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Vinko Jelovac (alternate spelling: Vinto Jelovac) (born 18 November 1948 in Pazin, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a former Slovenian-Croatian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall, and a weight of 120 kg (260 lb), he played at the center position. Jelovac was named Slovenian Sportsman of the Year, in 1973 and 1974. Jelovac, who is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Yugoslav First Federal League, was inducted into the Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame, in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vinko Jelovac is the 111th most popular basketball player (down from 107th in 2019), the 262nd most popular biography from Croatia (up from 268th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Croatian Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Vinko Jelovac ranks 111 out of 1,757. Before him are John Johnson, Elvin Hayes, Lenny Wilkens, Tim Duncan, Pau Gasol, and John Starks. After him are Dino Rađa, Donald Piper, Kevin Johnson, Fat Lever, Steve Kerr, and Jonas Kazlauskas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Vinko Jelovac ranks 429. Before him are Wu Den-yih, Mohammad Mirmohammadi, Michael Moran, Argentina Menis, Elaine Paige, and Luciano Sušanj. After him are Bernd Stange, Erik Schinegger, Sinéad Cusack, Rula Ghani, Ndaye Mulamba, and Ratko Rudić.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Vinko Jelovac ranks 262 out of 700. Before him are Augustin Kažotić (1260), Aleksandar Petrović (1959), Frane Matošić (1918), Tomislav Ivković (1960), Vatroslav Mimica (1923), and Luciano Sušanj (1948). After him are Dino Rađa (1967), Nenad Bjelica (1971), Igor Cvitanović (1970), Joško Gvardiol (2002), Milivoj Ašner (1913), and Rodolfo Volk (1906).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Croatia

Among basketball players born in Croatia, Vinko Jelovac ranks 6. Before him are Krešimir Ćosić (1948), Dražen Petrović (1964), Toni Kukoč (1968), Petar Skansi (1943), and Aleksandar Petrović (1959). After him are Dino Rađa (1967), Velimir Perasović (1965), Željko Jerkov (1953), Andro Knego (1956), Damir Šolman (1948), and Mihovil Nakić (1955).

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