Ognjen Filipović ( sr-Cyrl, Огњен Филиповић, born 17 October 1973 in

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) is a

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who competed for

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and later

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. He won six medals at the

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with two golds (K-2 200 m:

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for Serbia and Montenegro, K-4 200 m:

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for Serbia), a silver K-4 200 m:

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for Serbia), and three bronzes (K-1 200 m:

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for

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, K-2 200 m: 2006 for Serbia, 2007 for Serbia). Filipović also competed in two

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, both for Serbia and Montenegro. At the

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, he was eliminated in the semifinal round of the K-1 500 m event. Four years later, Filipović was eliminated in the semifinals again, both in the K-2 500 m and K-2 1000 m events. Filipović, nicknamed ''Ogi'', is a member of the

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canoe club.

References

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Sports-reference.com profile- Filipović Ognjen
1973 births Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Serbia and Montenegro Serbian male canoeists Serbia and Montenegro male canoeists Yugoslav male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Sportspeople from Sremska Mitrovica European champions for Serbia Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Serbia and Montenegro Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in canoeing 21st-century Serbian sportsmen {{Serbia-canoe-bio-stub