Mićo Janić ( sr, Мићо Јанић; born 28 May 1979 in

Bačka Palanka Bačka Palanka ( sr-cyrl, Бачка Паланка, ; hu, Palánka) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the left bank of the Danube. In 2011 the tow ...

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) is a

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

n and

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...

who competed in the late 1990s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the

1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Szeged, Hungary. The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential ...

in Szeged. He is the son of

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

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canoer

Milan Janić Milan Janić ( sr-cyrl, Милан Јанић; 14 June 1957 in Bačka Palanka - 1 January 2003 in Belgrade) was a Serbian canoe racing, sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s for Yugoslavia. Competing in ...

. His sister is

Nataša Janić Natasa Dusev-Janics ( sr-Latn, Nataša Dušev-Janić, sr-Cyrl, Наташа Душев-Јанић; born 24 June 1982) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed for Hungary since 2001 and has won six Olympic medals in the sprint canoe event ...

, a multiple canoe Olympic gold medalist for

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

. His brother

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is also canoer.

References

* * Living people Croatian male canoeists Serbian male canoeists 1979 births People from Bačka Palanka ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Serbian emigrants to Croatia Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in canoeing {{Croatia-canoe-bio-stub