Sašo Taljat (born 22 September 1989) is a retired

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n slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2006 to 2017. He won two medals in the C2 event at the

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with a gold in

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and a bronze in

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. He also won one silver and one bronze medal in the C2 event at the

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. At the

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he competed in the C2 event where he finished in 8th place after being eliminated in the semifinal. Four years later in

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he finished in 7th place in the same event. His partner in the C2 boat throughout the whole of his career was

Luka Božič Luka Božič (born 9 January 1991) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (C2: 2014, C1 team: 2022), a silver (C1 te ...

World Cup individual podiums

References

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