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Boštjan Žitnik

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Boštjan Žitnik
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Savage River C1 team
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1986 Spittal C1
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Mezzana C1 team

Boštjan Žitnik (born 31 March 1971 in Ljubljana)[1] is a Yugoslav-born Slovenian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1986 to 1995.

He won two medals in the C1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1993 (for Slovenia) and a bronze in 1989 (for Yugoslavia).[2]

Žitnik also finished tenth in the C1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1]

His father Franc represented Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics where he finished 19th in the C2 event.[1]

World Cup individual podiums

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Season Date Venue Position Event
1989 20 Aug 1989 Tacen 2nd C1

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bostjan Zitnik". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Bostjan ZITNIK". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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