Jože Ilija (12 March 1928 – 19 May 1983) was a Slovenian
slalom canoeist who competed for
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the folding K-1 event at the
1955 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in
Tacen
Tacen (; in older sources also ''Tacenj'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 114–115. german: Tazen) is a formerly independent settle ...
.
He was also an
alpine skier
Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...
. He competed in
three events at the
1956 Winter Olympics, representing Yugoslavia.
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1928 births
1983 deaths
Yugoslav male canoeists
Slovenian male canoeists
Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Slovenian male alpine skiers
Olympic alpine skiers of Yugoslavia
Alpine skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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