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Sašo Taljat
Personal information
Born22 September 1989 (1989-09-22) (age 35)
Šempeter pri Gorici, Yugoslavia
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Deep Creek Lake C2
Bronze medal – third place 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C2
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C2
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Vienna C2
U23 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Banja Luka C2
Gold medal – first place 2012 Solkan C2[1]
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

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

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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

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  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.