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Đorđe Višacki ( sr-cyrl, Ђорђе Вишацки; also
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Djordje; born in
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,
SR Serbia The Socialist Republic of Serbia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Социјалистичка Република Србија, Socijalistička Republika Srbija), previously known as the People's Republic of Serbia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / " ...
,
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) is a
rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...
from
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. He won two medals at the
World Rowing Championships The World Rowing Championships is an international Rowing (sport), rowing regatta organized by International Rowing Federation, FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It is a week-long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer ...
. He participated at the
2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...
in Sydney and finished 5th in men's coxless pair. Višacki is Secretary General of the
Olympic Committee of Serbia The Olympic Committee of Serbia (, sr-Cyrl, Олимпијски комитет Србије) is the National Olympic Committee representing Serbia. It organizes the country's participation at the Olympic Games and other multisport events. The ...
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* * * 1975 births Living people Serbian male rowers Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Serbia and Montenegro World Rowing Championships medalists for Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro sportsmen Rowers from Belgrade 21st-century Serbian sportsmen {{Serbia-rowing-bio-stub