Jože Ilija
Personal information
Born12 March 1928 (1928-03-12)
Jesenice, Slovenia
Died19 May 1983 (1983-05-20) (aged 55)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Sport
SportKayaking
EventFolding kayak
Medal record
Men's slalom canoeing
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1955 TacenFolding K-1

Jože Ilija (12 March 1928 19 May 1983) was a Slovenian slalom canoeist who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the folding K-1 event at the 1955 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen.[1]

He was also an alpine skier. He competed in three events at the 1956 Winter Olympics, representing Yugoslavia.[2]

References

  1. "Overview of athlete's results". CanoeSlalom.net. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jože Ilija". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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