Luka Božič
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| Nationality | Slovenian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1991 Šempeter pri Gorici, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | C1, C2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | KK Soske Elektrarne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Luka Božič (born 9 January 1991) is a Slovenia slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006.
He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C2: 2014), a silver (C1 team: 2018) and three bronzes (C2: 2009, C1 team: 2014, 2015). He also won one gold, two silvers and two bronze medals at the European Championships.[1]
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.[2][3][4][5]
His partner in the C2 boat is Sašo Taljat.
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 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 |
References
- ^ "Luka BOZIC (SLO)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ 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 2016-12-04. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ Canoeing – European Championships – Slalom Canoeing 2013
- ^ Canoeing – World U-23 Championships – Slalom 2013
- ^ Canoeing – European U-23 Championships – Slalom 2012
- ^ Canoeing – World Cup – Slalom Tacen 2013
- 13 September 2009 final results of the men's C2 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-10-07) – accessed 13 September 2009.
External links
- Luka Božič at the International Canoe Federation
- Luka Božič at Olympics.com
- Luka Božič at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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