Sašo Taljat

Sašo Taljat (born 22 September 1989) is a retired Slovenian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2006 to 2017.

Sašo Taljat
Personal information
Born22 September 1989 (1989-09-22) (age 34)
Šempeter pri Gorici, Yugoslavia
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Deep Creek LakeC2
Bronze medal – third place2009 La Seu d'UrgellC2
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 Liptovský MikulášC2
Bronze medal – third place2014 ViennaC2
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Banja LukaC2
Gold medal – first place2012 SolkanC2[1]
Silver medal – second place2008 SolkanC2
Silver medal – second place2009 Liptovský MikulášC2
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2006 SolkanC2 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 NottinghamC2 team

He won two medals in the C2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2014 and a bronze in 2009. He also won one silver and one bronze medal in the C2 event at the European Championships.[2]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he competed in the C2 event where he finished in 8th place after being eliminated in the semifinal. Four years later in Rio de Janeiro he finished in 7th place in the same event.[3]

His partner in the C2 boat throughout the whole of his career was Luka Božič.

World Cup individual podiums
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
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Season Date Venue Position Event
20113 July 2011L'Argentière-la-Bessée2ndC2
14 August 2011Prague1stC2
201210 June 2012Cardiff2ndC2
26 August 2012Prague3rdC2
201323 June 2013Cardiff3rdC2
7 July 2013La Seu d'Urgell3rdC2
18 August 2013Tacen3rdC2[4]
20148 June 2014Lee Valley1stC2
15 June 2014Tacen2ndC2
22 June 2014Prague3rdC2

References
  1. "Canoeing : European U-23 Championships - Slalom 2012 - Results Men". the-sports.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. "Saso TALJAT (SLO)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. "Sašo Taljat". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  4. "Canoeing : World Cup - Slalom - Tacen 2013 - Results Men". the-sports.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.


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