Alja Kozorog (born 17 December 1996) is a

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n slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2012. She is from Idrija pri Bači and trains with KK Soške Elektrarne. Alja is coached by 1992 Olympian

Borut Javornik Borut Javornik (born 14 April 1967 in Krka) is a Yugoslav-born, Slovenian slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 team event at the 1989 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Savage ...

. Kozorog won a silver medal in the C1 team event at the 2020 European Championships in

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. She also a silver medal in C1 team event at the 2017 U23 Euros in Hohenlimburg. Alja earned her best senior world championship result of 19th in the C1 event at the 2019 championships in

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, which secured Slovenia an Olympic quota.Canoe Slalom Quota Allocation
/ref> She finished in a career-best 4th place at the 2019 World Cup on her home course in

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. Kozorog finished in 12th place at the 2021 European Championships in

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, ensuring her position at the delayed Games. Alja represented

in the C1 event at the delayed

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, where she finished 12th after being eliminated in the semifinal. Alja has studied at the

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where she completed a master's degree in

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in 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kozorog, Alja 1996 births Living people Slovenian female canoeists Olympic canoeists of Slovenia People from the Municipality of Tolmin University of Ljubljana alumni Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics 20th-century Slovenian women 21st-century Slovenian women