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Luka Božič

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Luka Božič
Personal information
NationalitySlovenian
Born (1991-01-09) 9 January 1991 (age 33)
Šempeter pri Gorici, Yugoslavia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountrySlovenia
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1, C2
ClubKK Soske Elektrarne
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Deep Creek Lake C2
Gold medal – first place 2022 Augsburg C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rio de Janeiro C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C2
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Deep Creek Lake C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 London C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 La Seu d'Urgell C1
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Vienna C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pau C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Prague C1 team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tacen C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C2
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tacen C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Tacen C1
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kraków C1 team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Vienna C2
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Ivrea C1 team
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Penrith C1
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Banja Luka C2
Gold medal – first place 2012 Solkan C2
Silver medal – second place 2008 Solkan C2
Silver medal – second place 2009 Liptovský Mikuláš C2
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Solkan C2 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Nottingham C2 team

Luka Božič (born 9 January 1991) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. He started out as a C2 paddler partnering Sašo Taljat in the boat until the C2 event was discontinued in 2017. Since 2013 he has been competing internationally in C1.

He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (C2: 2014, C1 team: 2022), a silver (C1 team: 2018) and four bronzes (C1: 2019, C2: 2009, C1 team: 2014, 2015). He also won 10 medals (4 golds, 3 silvers and 3 bronzes) at the European Championships.[1]

Božič won the overall world cup title in the C1 class in 2023, becoming the first Slovenian to do so in single canoe.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he competed in the C2 event where he finished in 8th place after being eliminated in the semi-final. Four years later in Rio de Janeiro he finished in 7th place in the same event.[2][3][4][5]

World Cup individual podiums

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1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
C1 4 4 6 14
C2 2 3 5 10
Total 6 7 11 24
Season Date Venue Position Event
2011 3 July 2011 L'Argentière-la-Bessée 2nd C2
14 August 2011 Prague 1st C2
2012 10 June 2012 Cardiff 2nd C2
26 August 2012 Prague 3rd C2
2013 23 June 2013 Cardiff 3rd C2
7 July 2013 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd C2
18 August 2013 Tacen 3rd C2[6]
2014 8 June 2014 Lee Valley 1st C2
14 June 2014 Tacen 3rd C1
15 June 2014 Tacen 2nd C2
22 June 2014 Prague 3rd C2
2018 7 July 2018 Augsburg 3rd C1
8 September 2018 La Seu d'Urgell 1st C1
2019 22 June 2019 Bratislava 3rd C1
31 August 2019 Markkleeberg 2nd C1
7 September 2019 Prague 3rd C1
2020 18 October 2020 Tacen 1st C1
2021 12 September 2021 Pau 3rd C1
2022 12 June 2022 Prague 1st C1
26 June 2022 Tacen 2nd C1
28 August 2022 Pau 2nd C1
4 September 2022 La Seu d'Urgell 3rd C1
2023 16 June 2023 Tacen 1st C1
1 September 2023 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd C1

References

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  1. ^ "Luka BOZIC (SLO)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luka Božič". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. ^ Canoeing – European Championships – Slalom Canoeing 2013
  4. ^ Canoeing – World U-23 Championships – Slalom 2013
  5. ^ Canoeing – European U-23 Championships – Slalom 2012
  6. ^ Canoeing – World Cup – Slalom Tacen 2013
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