Milan Janić was a Serbia

Serbia

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n sprint canoer

Canoe racing

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 who competed from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s for Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

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. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-1 1000 m event at Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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 in 1984

1984 Summer Olympics

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Janić also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 10000 m: 1978

1978 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1978 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia for a record third time. The Yugoslavian city had previously hosted the championships in 1971 and 1975....

, 1979

1979 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1979 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Duisburg, West Germany.The men's competition consisted of six Canadian and nine kayak events. Three events were held for the women, all in kayak....

, 1982

1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia for the record fourth time. The Yugoslavian city had host the championships previously in 1971, 1975, and 1978....

) and three silvers (K-1 1000 m: 1978, K-1 1000 m: 1981

1981 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1981 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Nottingham, Great Britain.The men's competition consisted of six Canadian and nine kayak events. Three events were held for the women, all in kayak....

, 1983

1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1983 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Tampere, Finland for the second time. The Finnish city had host the championships previously in 1973.The men's competition consisted of six Canadian and nine kayak events...

).

His daughter, Nataša

Natasa Janics

Nataša Janić is a Hungarian sprint canoer with a Serbian background, who won two Olympic gold medals in the sprint canoe events at the 2004 Summer Olympics and another gold and silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...

, competed for Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro

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 before competing for Hungary

Hungary

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 since 2004. Nataša has four Olympic medals of her own, with two in 2004

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 (both gold) and two in 2008

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

(one gold and one silver).