Stjepan Janić (; born 24 November 1980 in Bačka Palanka,

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), is a

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n and

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

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and Montenegro (then under

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

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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 Serbian 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 Sportspeople from Bačka Palanka Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Croatian male canoeists Olympic canoeists for 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 Serbia and Montenegro male canoeists 21st-century Serbian sportsmen {{Croatia-canoe-bio-stub