Boštjan Žitnik (born 31 March 1971 in Ljubljana) 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

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(for Slovenia) and a bronze in

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(for Yugoslavia). Žitnik also finished tenth in the C1 event at the

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in Barcelona. His father Franc represented Yugoslavia at the

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where he finished 19th in the C2 event.

World Cup individual podiums

References

ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
1971 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists of Slovenia Slovenian male canoeists Yugoslav male canoeists Sportspeople from Ljubljana Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{Slovenia-canoe-bio-stub