Stjepan Janić ( sr, Стјепан Јанић; born 24 November 1980 in

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), is a

n and

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n sprint canoer. In 1998, he won his first silver medal as a member of the

and Montenegro (then under

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) crew which took the K-2 1000 m title at the

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. In 2004, he started competing for Croatia. Janić is a member of the Kajak klub Jarun from

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. He is 6’0” (1.84 m) tall and weighs 190 lbs (86 kg). He is the son of

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canoer Milan Janić. His sister is Nataša Janić, a multiple canoe Olympic gold medalist for

. Janić competed at the

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, finishing seventh in the K-1 1000 m and ninth in the K-1 500 m events.

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1980 births Living people People from Bačka Palanka Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Croatian male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Croatia Serbian male canoeists Yugoslav male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Croatia Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Croatia Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in canoeing {{Croatia-canoe-bio-stub