Boštjan Žitnik (born 31 March 1971 in Ljubljana)[1] 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 1993 (for Slovenia) and a bronze in 1989 (for Yugoslavia).

[2] Žitnik also finished tenth in the C1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

[1] His father Franc represented Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics where he finished 19th in the C2 event.

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