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| Mladan
JANOVIC |
| Sport |
Water Polo |
| NOC |
Montenegro
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 11 Jun 1984
in Kotor, YUG |
| Height | 1.91 m |
| Weight | 92 kg |
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Sport Specific Information |
Handedness |
Right |
International Debut |
Year |
2003 |
Competing for |
Serbia and Montenegro |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
His older brother Nikola represented Montenegro in water polo at the Olympic Games in 2008 and 2012. He has served as minister of sport in Montenegro since retiring from the sport. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 Aug 2018; vaterpolovesti.com, 11 Jul 2018; novosti.rs, 27 Jan 2016; vaterpolovesti.com, 07 Jul 2013) |
Awards and honours |
He was the Top Scorer of the 2018 World League Super Final in Budapest, Hungary, sharing the award with compatriot Aleksandar Ivovic and Inada Yosuke of Japan [14 goals each]. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 23 Jun 2018)
He was named the 2014 Player of the Year by the Water Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro [VPSCG]. (radiokotor.info, 27 Dec 2014)
He received the 2014 Male Athlete of the Year award from the Montenegrin Olympic Committee. (vijesti.me, 23 Dec 2014) |
Injuries |
In October 2015 he was affected by a hand injury. (vijesti.me, 19 Oct 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Driver |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Montenegrin |
General Interest |
Other information |
RETIREMENT
He announced his retirement from the sport in September 2019. (total-waterpolo.com, 09 Sep 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He followed his older brother into the sport. |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Team |
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| 4 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
Team |
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| 4 |
2008 |
Beijing, CHN |
Team |
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World Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 10 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
Team |
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| 5 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
Team |
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| 2 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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| 9 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
Team |
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European Championship |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2018 |
Barcelona, ESP |
Team |
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| 2 |
2016 |
Belgrade, SRB |
Team |
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| 4 |
2014 |
Budapest, HUN |
Team |
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| 2 |
2012 |
Eindhoven, NED |
Team |
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| 5 |
2010 |
Zagreb, CRO |
Team |
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| 1 |
2008 |
Málaga, ESP |
Team |
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