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 {{Slovenia-alpine-skiing-bio-stub