Sašo Taljat

Sašo Taljat

Personal information
Born	22 September 1989 (1989-09-22) (age 35) Šempeter pri Gorici, Yugoslavia
Medal record Men's canoe slalom Representing Slovenia World Championships 2014 Deep Creek Lake C2 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C2 European Championships 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 2014 Vienna C2 U23 European Championships 2011 Banja Luka C2 2012 Solkan C2 2008 Solkan C2 2009 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 Junior World Championships 2006 Solkan C2 team Junior European Championships 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.

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.

His partner in the C2 boat throughout the whole of his career was Luka Božič.

World Cup individual podiums

				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
2014	8 June 2014	Lee Valley	1st	C2
	15 June 2014	Tacen	2nd	C2
	22 June 2014	Prague	3rd	C2

References

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