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Nikola Janović
Personal information
Born (1980-03-22) 22 March 1980 (age 44)
Kotor, SFR Yugoslavia
Sport
SportWater polo
Medal record
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Budapest
Representing  Montenegro
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2008 Málaga
Silver medal – second place 2012 Eindhoven
Silver medal – second place 2016 Belgrade

Nikola Janović (Montenegrin: Никола Јановић; born 22 March 1980) is a Montenegrin water polo player and the former Minister of Sports and Youth of Montenegro.[1] He was one of the best water polo player in the world. He was a captain of the Montenegro men's national water polo team and a World and European champion with SRJ, Serbia and Montenegro, and Montenegro (2001, 2005, 2008) . He is a member of the Parliament of Montenegro.

He is the elder brother of Mlađan Janović.

In 2012, he was part of the Montenegrin water polo team that once again reached the semi-finals of the Olympic men's water polo competition.

Career

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Janović played for PVK Primorac (1994–1998), VK Crvena zvezda (1998–2000), VK Bečej (2000–2001), PVK Primorac (2001–2004), PVK Jadran (2004–2006), CN Posillipo (2006–2009), PVK Jadran (2009–2011) and VK Jug (2011–2016).

Honours

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VK Bečej

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nikola Janović new minister of sport". Montenegro. 2016-11-12. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Montenegro captain
2009–2016
Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by Montenegrin Sportsperson of the Year
2013
Succeeded by
Katarina Bulatović and
Mlađan Janović