Natasa Dusev-Janics
Natasa Dusev-Janics (Serbian Latin: Nataša Dušev-Janić, Serbian Cyrillic: Наташа Душев-Јанић, Hungarian: Dusev-Janics Natasa; born 24 June 1982) is a Yugoslavian-born Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed for Hungary since 2001 and has won six Olympic medals in the sprint canoe events.
Early life
Natasa grew up in Serbia and competed for FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics before moving to Hungary. She is a daughter of Milan Janić (1957-2003), a Serbian canoer who won a silver medal for Yugoslavia in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Both her brothers, Mićo and Stjepan Janić, are canoers and have competed for Croatia since 2004. They took part in the 2008 Olympics, though Mićo was only nominated as a reserve.[1][2]
Career
Janics won two Olympic gold medals in the sprint canoe events at the 2004 Summer Olympics, another gold and silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and silver and bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She has also won 26 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with 20 golds (K-1 200 m: 2007, 2009, 2010; K-2 200 m: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010; K-2 500 m: 2005, 2006; K-2 1000 m: 2005, 2006; K-4 200 m: 2002, 2003, 2006; K-4 500 m: 2006, 2009, 2010; K-4 1000 m: 2003, 2006; K-1 200 m relay: 2013) and six silvers (K-1 500 m: 2010, K-1 4 x 200 m: 2009, 2010; K-2 200 m: 2015; K-2 500 m: 2013; K-4 200 m: 2009).
She was elected Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year in 2004 and 2010. Together with Katalin Kovács she earned the title Hungarian Sportsteam of the year in 2005, 2006 and 2010.
On 4 October 2012 it was revealed that she made a decision to return and compete under the flag of her native country, Serbia.[3] On 9 March 2013 she informed the Hungarian Canoe Federation in a letter about changing her mind and her wish to compete for Hungary during her professional career.[4]
Awards and honours
List of awards
- Yugoslav Young Athlete of the Year: 2000
- Hungarian Canoer of The Year: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010
- Person of the Year by Magyar Szó: 2004
- Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year: 2004, 2010
- Hungarian Team of The Year (with Katalin Kovács): 2005, 2006, 2010
- Prima Primissima Award for Sport: 2006
Orders and special awards
- Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Officer's Cross (2004)
- Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Commander's Cross (2008)
- Order of Merit of Hungary – Commander's Cross with Star (2012)
References
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20080908153446/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/8001760.shtml
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20080916214249/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/5/8001755.shtml
- ↑ http://sport.blic.rs/Ostali-sportovi/221375/Janic-Cast-mi-je-sto-cu-ponovo-da-branim-boje-Srbije
- ↑ http://kajakkenusport.hu/files/dokumentumok/natasa_level_2013.pdf
- Canoe09.ca profile
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.
- Sports-reference.com profile
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Preceded by Lazar Lazarević |
The Best Young Athlete of Yugoslavia 2000 |
Succeeded by Tomislav Tomović |
Preceded by Katalin Kovács Katinka Hosszú |
Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year 2004 2010 |
Succeeded by Zsuzsanna Vörös Tamara Csipes |