Milan Janić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Јанић; 14 June 1957 in Bačka Palanka - 1 January 2003 in Belgrade) was a Serbian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s for Yugoslavia. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-1 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984.

Milan Janić
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles K-1 1000 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1978 Belgrade K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1978 Belgrade K-1 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1979 Duisburg K-1 10000 m
Gold medal – first place 1982 Belgrade K-1 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1981 Nottingham K-1 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1983 Tampere K-1 10000 m
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1979 Split K-1 5000 m
Silver medal – second place 1979 Split K-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1979 Split K-2 1000 m

Janić also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 10000 m: 1978, 1979, 1982) and three silvers (K-1 1000 m: 1978, K-1 1000 m: 1981, 1983).

Three of his children are also accomplished canoeists: Nataša Janić, Mićo Janić and Stjepan Janić.

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