1998–2003 2003–2006 2007–present Nikola Stojić ( sr-cyr, Никола Стојић, born 15 December 1974 in Belgrade,

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) is a

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, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. He won the silver medal in the men's single sculls event at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in

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, Spain. In 2006, the Olympic Committee of Serbia decided to declare him the sportsman of the year. Stojić graduated from Brown University in 1997. During his time at Brown, Stojić rowed on the school's team.

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1974 births Living people Serbian male rowers Olympic rowers of Serbia Olympic rowers of Serbia and Montenegro Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Belgrade European champions for Serbia World Rowing Championships medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Serbia Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Serbia Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games World Rowing Championships medalists for Serbia World Rowing Championships medalists for Serbia and Montenegro Mediterranean Games medalists in rowing European Rowing Championships medalists {{Serbia-rowing-bio-stub Brown University School of Engineering alumni