Milan Janša (born 26 September 1965 in

Jesenice Jesenice (, ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru'', vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 144.) is the tenth-largest town in Slovenia, located in the traditional province of Upper C ...

) is a former

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

and Olympic medallist at the

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. He competed in four consecutive

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, starting in 1988 for

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1965 births Living people Yugoslav male rowers Slovenian male rowers Olympic rowers for Slovenia Olympic rowers for Yugoslavia Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Slovenia Olympic medalists in rowing Sportspeople from Jesenice, Jesenice World Rowing Championships medalists for Slovenia Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Yugoslavia {{Slovenia-rowing-bio-stub