Nikola Janović
Medal record
Men's Water polo
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2005 Montreal
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Budapest
Representing  Montenegro
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2013 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

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

VK Bečej

See also

References

  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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