Nikola Janović

Nikola Janović (born 22 March 1980, in Kotor) is a Montenegrin water polo player and the current Minister of Sports of Montenegro.[1] He was a member of the Montenegro men's national water polo team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The team reached the semi-finals, where they were defeated by Hungary and met Serbia in the bronze medal match.[2] Is the current minister of Sports.

Nikola Janović
Medal record
Men's Water polo
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
World Championship
2005 Montreal
European Championship
2001 Budapest
Representing  Montenegro
World Championship
2013 Barcelona
European Championship
2008 Málaga
2012 Eindhoven
2016 Belgrade

Since summer 2011, Janović has been playing for VK Jug from Dubrovnik.[3] 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–present).

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. http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=66693/bio/index.html
  3. VATERPOLO: Nikola Janović ide u Jug;MTS Mondo, 28 May 2011
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Veljko Uskoković		 Montenegro captain
2009–2016		 Succeeded by
Draško Brguljan
Awards
Preceded by
Bojana Popović and
Katarina Bulatović		 Montenegrin Sportsperson of the Year
2013		 Succeeded by
Katarina Bulatović and
Mlađan Janović


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