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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.