Franc Žitnik

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Franc Žitnik
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1965 Spittal C-2 team

Franc Žitnik (born 8 March 1941 in Ljubljana) is a Yugoslav retired slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 team event at the 1965 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Spittal. Žitnik also finished 19th in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. His son Boštjan represented Slovenia at the 1992 Summer Olympics where he finished 10th in the C-1 event.

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Franc Žitnik". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22.