Fedja Marušič (born 10 October 1971 in

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) is a

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n slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s (decade). He won two silver medals in the K1 team event at the

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, earning them in

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and

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. He also won a silver and a bronze in the same event at the

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. Marušič also competed in two

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, earning his best finish of 15th in the K1 event in

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World Cup individual podiums

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1971 births Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Slovenia Slovenian male canoeists People from the Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{Slovenia-canoe-bio-stub