Biography
Marko NOVAKOVIC
 CANOE FEDERATION OF SERBIA
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| Male | |
| 04/01/1989 | |
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| other members of the team: | Nebojsa GRUJIC | ||
| NICKNAME: | Hulk, Mare, Novak.... | |
| HOBBIES: | Horses, cars, fishing... | |
| OTHER SPORTS: | Paddling :) | |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Novakovic is a four-time world medallist, including a gold in the K2 200 from 2014. He is also a three-time European champion. At the 2023 European Games, he won bronze in the K4 500, one of the events he will compete in Paris along with K2 500. | |
| Novakovic is a four-time world medallist, including a gold in the K2 200 from 2014. He is also a three-time European champion. At the 2023 European Games, he won bronze in the K4 500, one of the events he will compete in Paris along with K2 500. | ||
| FACEBOOK: | Novakovic Marko Oly | |
| TWITTER: | markokajak | |
| INSTAGRAM: | @markokajak | |
| PLACE OF RESIDENCE: | I live and train mostly in Becej (Serbia) from January to April in Turkey | |
| OCCUPATION: | Studying | |
| LANGUAGES: | English | |
| HIGHER EDUCATION: | Faculty of sport Union "Nikola Tesla" in Belgrade | |
| WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?: | I started paddling in 2000. My grandfather told me to try it because at that time I was forced to stop with swimming and water polo, I could not train it because I had asthma, so canoe club is closest to my home and there I was, getting my first left and rights | |
| MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER: | My grandfather, he was the best from me today in career and life, anyway his proposition was that I start train paddling | |
| HERO/IDOL: | My coach, he is for me a great athlete, good person, best coach, good friend...I always wanted to be good as he is and he knows me from the time when I was just a child and I learned a lot of things from him and we have great memories together | |
| FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE: | Moscow (Russia) I like to paddle there because I won my first World gold medal at that course | |
| FAVOURITE FOOD: | I eat everything, I like Asian food | |
| FAVOURITE MUSIC: | Depends on my current mood, but I don't like for e.g. Linkin park or Metalica. | |
| AMBITIONS : | I would like to win medal from Olympics | |
| CLUB: | "Zmaj" Zemun- Belgrade | |
| NAME OF COACH: | Jožef Šoti | |
| SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION: | I World Cup Szeged 2018. | |
| MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT: | Zagreb (Croatia) my first medal, gold medal at European Championship | |
| BEST RESULTS: | World Championships: Gold - 1, Silver - 1, Bronze - 2. |
2017 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Results
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Aug 24 10:37 |
Men's 200m K2 SENIOR Heats 3 |
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00:33.155
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Aug 26 11:23 |
Men's 200m K2 SENIOR Final A |
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3
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00:31.451
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