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

since 2001 and has won six Olympic medals in the sprint canoe events.

Early life

Natasa grew up in

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

and competed for

FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yug ...

at the

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before moving to

. She is a daughter of

Milan Janić Milan Janić ( sr-cyrl, 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 ...

(1957-2003), a Serbian canoer who won a silver medal for Yugoslavia in the

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. Both her brothers, Mićo and

Stjepan Janić Stjepan Janić ( sr, Стјепан Јанић; born 24 November 1980 in Bačka Palanka, Serbia), is a Serbian and Croatian sprint canoer. In 1998, he won his first silver medal as a member of the Serbia and Montenegro (then under Yug ...

, are canoers and have competed for Croatia since 2004. They took part in the 2008 Olympics, though Mićo was only nominated as a reserve.

Career

Janics won two Olympic gold medals in the sprint canoe events at the 2004 Summer Olympics, another gold and silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and silver and bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She has also won 26 medals at the

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with 20 golds (K-1 200 m: 2007, 2009, 2010; K-2 200 m: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010; K-2 500 m: 2005, 2006; K-2 1000 m: 2005, 2006; K-4 200 m: 2002, 2003, 2006; K-4 500 m: 2006, 2009, 2010; K-4 1000 m: 2003, 2006; K-1 200 m relay:

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) and six silvers (K-1 500 m: 2010, K-1 : 2009, 2010; K-2 200 m: 2015; K-2 500 m: 2013; K-4 200 m: 2009). She was elected Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year in 2004 and 2010. Together with

Katalin Kovács Katalin Kovács (born 29 February 1976) is a Hungarian sprint canoer. She competed in the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics and won eight medals, with three golds (K-2 500 m: 2004, 2008, K-4 500 m: 2012) and five silvers (K-2 500 m: 2000, 2 ...

she earned the title Hungarian Sportsteam of the year in 2005, 2006 and 2010. On 4 October 2012 it was revealed that she made a decision to return and compete under the flag of her native country, Serbia. On 9 March 2013 she informed the Hungarian Canoe Federation in a letter about changing her mind and her wish to compete for Hungary during her professional career. She's been suffering from a

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in her neck since 2012; in 2019 she has stated that it's reached a point where she is considering retirement.

Awards

* Yugoslav Young Athlete of the Year: 2000 * Hungarian kayaker of the Year (4): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010 *

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(2) - votes of sports journalists: 2004, 2010 * Hungarian Athlete of the Year (1) - the National Sports Association (NSSZ) awards: 2004 * Person of the Year by

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: 2004 * Member of the Hungarian team of year (with

): 2005, 2006, 2010 * Príma Primissima award (2006) * Pro Universitate (2008) ;Orders and special awards * HUN Order of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) 4class BAR

HUN Order of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) 4class BAR

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– Officer's Cross (2004) * HUN Order of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) 3class BAR

Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Commander's Cross (2008) * HUN Order of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) 2class BAR

Order of Merit of Hungary – Commander's Cross with Star (2012)

References

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External links

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