Jože Ilija (12 March 1928 – 19 May 1983) was a Slovenian slalom canoeist who competed for

Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the folding K-1 event at the 1955 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen. He was also an alpine skier. He competed in three events at the

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( or ), were a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which ...

, 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 for Yugoslavia Alpine skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics {{Slovenia-alpine-skiing-bio-stub