Benjamin Savšek
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| Nationality | Slovenian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 March 1987 Ljubljana, Slovenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Slovenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | C1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | KKK Tacen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Benjamin Savšek (born 24 March 1987) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002.[1]
He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C1: 2017), three silvers (C1: 2014, 2015, C1 team: 2018) and three bronzes (C1: 2013, C1 team: 2014, 2015). He also won five medals at the European Canoe Slalom Championships (2 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronzes).[2]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the C1 event where he finished in 8th place.[3] He finished in 6th place in the same event four years later at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2009 | 3 August 2009 | Kananaskis | 2nd | C11 |
| 2010 | 19 June 2010 | Prague | 2nd | C1 |
| 2012 | 25 August 2012 | Prague | 1st | C1 |
| 2014 | 14 June 2014 | Tacen | 1st | C1 |
| 21 June 2014 | Prague | 3rd | C1 | |
| 2015 | 20 June 2015 | Prague | 2nd | C1 |
| 27 June 2015 | Kraków | 3rd | C1 | |
| 8 August 2015 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | C1 | |
| 2016 | 3 September 2016 | Prague | 3rd | C1 |
| 10 September 2016 | Tacen | 1st | C1 | |
| 2017 | 10 September 2017 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | C1 |
- 1 Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points
References
- ^ "Benjamin Savsek". london2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Benjamin SAVSEK (SLO)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Benjamin Savšek". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
External links
- Benjamin Savšek at the International Canoe Federation
- Benjamin Savšek at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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