Janko FRANJIC
NetherlandsEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bobsleigh |
4-man | 26 |
Schedule
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| After Heat 1 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| After Heat 3 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| After Heat 5 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
Finished |
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| World Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 17 | 4-man | 2021 | Altenberg, GER | 3:40.03 |
| 23 | 2-man | 2021 | Altenberg, GER | 2:54.63 |
| 24 | 4-man | 2017 | Koenigssee, GER | 2:27.97 |
| DNS | 4-man | 2019 | Whistler, BC, CAN | |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | 2-man | 4-man |
| 2021/22 | 1 x 16th | 1 x 11th, 1 x 17th |
| 2020/21 | 1 x 11th, 1 x 12th, 3 x 13th | 1 x 11th, 1 x 15th, 1 x 16th |
| 2019/20 | 1 x 16th, 1 x 17th | |
| 2018/19 | 1 x 7th, 1 x 11th, 2 x 15th | 1 x 8th, 2 x 11th, 1 x 12th |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 11 | 4-man | 2021/22 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:42.15 |
| 16 | 2-man | 2021/22 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:44.10 |
| 17 | 4-man | 2021/22 | St. Moritz, SUI | 2:10.97 |
Athlete, Student
Studies Sports Marketing and Management at the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (NED).
Father, Mario. Mother, Biljana Franjic Knezevic. Brother, Jelen.
Dutch, English
National: Tom de la Hunty (GBR)
Personal: Emiel Muskita (NED)
Crew
Father Mario Franjic (Bobsleigh): Represented Yugoslavia at the Sarajevo 1984 Olympic Winter Games, finishing 19th in the four-man. He returned to the Games 14 years later at Nagano 1998 under the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina with a 25th-place result in the four-man.
Brother Jelen Franjic (Bobsleigh): Also represents the Netherlands as a push athlete for Ivo de Bruin's sled.
Weightlifting: Eight-time national champion in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Athletics: Competes as a sprinter, participating in the 2020 and 2021 Dutch Indoor Championships.
2017 World Cup in Park City (Four-man - 18th, Four-man - 17th)
November 2021: Tore his hamstring and looked like he would miss the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Going against his doctors' advice, he returned for the final World Cup event of the year to help qualify the Dutch sled for the Games.
2017
Took up the sport in 2017. "I had a fever of 40 degrees, and I didn't say anything beforehand. I thought, 'These guys took me with them. When I say I'm sick, it comes across a bit weak.' But what happened in that sled was not good. I fell three or four times. I really didn't know where I was anymore... You expect a roller coaster, but ten times worse. And then you've done it, and it's 180 times worse than you expected." (ibsf.org, nporadio1.nl, 30 Dec 2021)
Attended the Nagano 1998 Olympic Winter Games at age four to watch his father compete in bobsleigh and has wanted to also be an Olympian every since. (bsbn.nl)
