Žiga Lin Hočevar (born 23 June 2007) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2022. Žiga Lin competes in all canoe slalom disciplines (C1, K1 and kayak cross).
He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (K1 team: 2026) and a bronze (C1 team: 2025).
He also won four medals at the European Championships with 2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze.
Hočevar is the overall World Cup champion in C1 from 2026.
His father Simon Hočevar and his older sister Eva Alina Hočevar are also successful slalom canoeists.
World Cup individual podiums SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 2024 1 June 2024 Augsburg 1st C1 2025 29 August 2025 Tacen 2nd K1 2026 30 May 2026 Tacen 1st C1 31 May 2026 Tacen 1st Kayak cross 4 September 2026 Vaires-sur-Marne 2nd C1 12 September 2026 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd C1
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