Nikola Janović

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Nikola Janović
Medal record
Men's Water polo
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 (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Јановић; born 22 March 1980 in Kotor) 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.

Since summer 2011, Janović has been playing for VK Jug from Dubrovnik.[2] 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[edit]

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

Honours[edit]

VK Bečej

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nikola Janović new minister of sport". Montenegro. 2016-11-12. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  2. ^ VATERPOLO: Nikola Janović ide u Jug;MTS Mondo, 28 May 2011

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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