Mlađan Janović

Mlađan Janović (Serbian Cyrillic: Млађан Јановић; born 12 June 1984 in Kotor, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin water polo player. He currently plays for AN Brescia and he is a long-standing member of the Montenegrin national water polo team.[1] He was part of the Montenegro national team that was crowned European Champion at the 2008 European Championship in Málaga.

Mlađan Janović
Personal information
Born (1984-06-12) 12 June 1984
Kotor
Nationality  Montenegro
Senior clubs
Years Team
2006–2008
2008–2009
2009–2013
2013–2014
2014–2016
2016–2017
2017–2018
 CN Marseille
VK Primorac Kotor
RN Savona
Pro Recco
Galatasaray
Olympiacos
AN Brescia
Medal record
Men's Water polo
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place2005 Almería Team Competition
Representing  Montenegro
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Barcelona Team Competition
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2008 MálagaTeam Competition
Silver medal – second place2012 EindhovenTeam Competition
Silver medal – second place 2016 BelgradeTeam Competition
FINA World League
Gold medal – first place2009 PodgoricaTeam Competition
Silver medal – second place2010 NišTeam Competition
Bronze medal – third place2014 DubaiTeam Competition

Career

At club level, he played for his local club VK Primorac Kotor and was also a member of Pro Recco, Olympiacos, CN Marseille and RN Savona. Janović was a member of the Montenegro men's national water polo team who finished 4th in the 2008 Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing. This was his first Olympic Games participation.[2] The team was defeated by Hungary in the semifinals and by Serbia in the bronze medal match.[3]

Montenegro won the gold medal at the 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship in Malaga defeating Serbia 6–5 in the final.[4] He is the younger brother of Nikola Janović. Montenegro finished in 1 place at the 2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League.[5]

Honours

CN Marseille

  • French Championship: 2006–07, 2007–08
  • French Cup: 2006–07

VK Primorac Kotor

Savona

Pro Recco

Galatasaray

Olympiacos

Awards

See also

References
  1. "NBC.com Beijing Summer Olympics'". Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  2. "Mladan Janovic". Olympics.com. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. "Kurtiss.com'". Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  4. "Malaga 2008 European Water Polo Championship'". Archived from the original on September 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  5. ""Montenegro wins World League", WCSN.com.au'". Retrieved 2009-10-03.


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