Mirko Nišović (; born July 2, 1961) is a

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n retired sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals at

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1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

with a gold in the C-2 500 m and a silver in the C-2 1000 m events, in team with

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. Nišović also won six medals at the

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with three golds (C-2 500 m: 1982,

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; C-2 10000 m:

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), two silvers (C-2 1000 m: 1982, 1985), and one bronze (C-2 1000 m: 1983).

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* 1961 births Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Yugoslavia Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia Serbian male canoeists Yugoslav male canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian {{Yugoslavia-Olympic-medalist-stub Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in canoeing Place of birth missing (living people)