Stjepan Janić (; born 24 November 1980 in Bačka Palanka, Serbia), is a Serbian and Croatian sprint canoer.

In 1998, he won his first silver medal as a member of the Serbia and Montenegro (then under Yugoslavia) crew which took the K-2 1000 m title at the World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. In 2004, he started competing for Croatia.

Stjepan Janić

Janić is a member of the Kajak klub Jarun from Zagreb. He is 6’0” (1.84 m) tall and weighs 190 lbs (86 kg). He is the son of Serbian canoer Milan Janić. His sister is Nataša Janić, a multiple canoe Olympic gold medalist for Hungary.

Stjepan Janić

Janić competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, finishing seventh in the K-1 1000 m and ninth in the K-1 500 m events.

Stjepan Janić

References

Sports-reference.com profile

1980 births

Living people

People from Bačka Palanka

Sportspeople from South Bačka District

Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Croatian male canoeists

Olympic canoeists for Croatia

Serbian male canoeists

Yugoslav male canoeists

ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak

Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia

Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Croatia

Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Croatia

Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games medalists in canoeing

Serbia and Montenegro male canoeists