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 started out as a C2 paddler partnering Sašo Taljat in the boat until the C2 event was discontinued in 2017. Since 201 ...

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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