Žarko Vekić ( sr, Жарко Векић, born May 1, 1967) is a

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n sprint canoer who competed as an

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at the

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. He was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-1 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events. In the K-1 500 meters, Vekić finished 6th in his heat, and then 6th again in Repechage 1, where only the top 4 advanced to the semifinals.

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