Milan Janić

Milan Janić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Јанић; 14 June 1957 in Bačka Palanka - 1 January 2003 in Belgrade) was a Serbian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s for Yugoslavia. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-1 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984.

Milan Janić
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
1984 Los AngelesK-1 1000 m
World Championships
1978 BelgradeK-1 1000 m
1978 BelgradeK-1 10000 m
1979 DuisburgK-1 10000 m
1982 BelgradeK-1 10000 m
1981 NottinghamK-1 10000 m
1983 TampereK-1 10000 m
Mediterranean Games
1979 SplitK-1 5000 m
1979 SplitK-1 1000 m
1979 SplitK-2 1000 m

Janić also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 10000 m: 1978, 1979, 1982) and three silvers (K-1 1000 m: 1978, K-1 1000 m: 1981, 1983).

Three of his children are also accomplished canoeists: Nataša Janić, Mićo Janić and Stjepan Janić.

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