Momčilo Tapavica
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| Born | 14 October 1872 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 January 1949 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hungary | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Tennis, weightlifting, wrestling | ||||||||||||||
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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 and architect. He competed 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. After his sporting career Tapavica became a well-known architect.