Jure Meglič (born 18 October 1984 in

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) is a

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n slalom canoeist who started competing at the international level in 2001. He represented

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from 2014 until his retirement in 2016. He won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the

2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held 8–12 September 2010 at Tacen Whitewater Course, Slovenia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record-tying third time. It was the 33rd edition. Tacen hosted the e ...

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. He also won five medals at the

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(3 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze). Meglič finished 14th in the K1 event at the

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World Cup individual podiums

References

2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 K1 men's final results.
- accessed 12 September 2010.

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* * Living people Slovenian male canoeists 21st-century Slovenian sportsmen Azerbaijani male canoeists 1984 births Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Azerbaijan Naturalized citizens of Azerbaijan Azerbaijani people of Slovenian descent Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{Slovenia-canoe-bio-stub