Mićo Janić (; born 28 May 1979 in

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n sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in

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. He is the son of Serbian canoer Milan Janić. His sister is Nataša Janić, a multiple canoe Olympic gold medalist for

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is also canoer.

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* * Living people Croatian male canoeists Serbian male canoeists 1979 births Sportspeople from Bačka Palanka ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Serbian emigrants to Croatia Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in canoeing Serbia and Montenegro male canoeists {{Croatia-canoe-bio-stub