Sašo Taljat

Slovenian slalom canoeist (born 1989)
Sašo Taljat
Personal information
Born22 September 1989 (1989-09-22) (age 34)
Šempeter pri Gorici, Yugoslavia

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

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
C2 2 3 5 10
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[4]
2014 8 June 2014 Lee Valley 1st C2
15 June 2014 Tacen 2nd C2
22 June 2014 Prague 3rd C2

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.
  • 13 September 2009 final results of the men's C2 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. - accessed 13 September 2009.
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