Milan Janić
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
Competitor for  Yugoslavia | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 1984 Los Angeles | K-1 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 1978 Belgrade | K-1 1000 m |
| Gold | 1978 Belgrade | K-1 10000 m |
| Gold | 1979 Duisburg | K-1 10000 m |
| Gold | 1982 Belgrade | K-1 10000 m |
| Silver | 1981 Nottingham | K-1 10000 m |
| Silver | 1983 Tampere | K-1 10000 m |
| Mediterranean Games | ||
| Silver | 1979 Split | K-1 5000 m |
| Silver | 1979 Split | K-1 1000 m |
| Silver | 1979 Split | K-2 1000 m |
Milan Janić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Јанић; June 14, 1957 in Bačka Palanka - January 1, 2003 in Belgrade) was a Serbian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s for Yugoslavia. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-1 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984.
Janić also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 10000 m: 1978, 1979, 1982) and three silvers (K-1 1000 m: 1978, K-1 1000 m: 1981, 1983).
Three of his children are also accomplished canoers: Nataša Janić, Mićo Janić and Stjepan Janić.
References
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
- Sports-reference.com profile
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Women's Kayak Singles 500 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 492.
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