Luka Božič

Luka Božič
Personal information
Nationality Slovenian
Born (1991-01-09) 9 January 1991
Šempeter pri Gorici, Yugoslavia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country Slovenia
Sport Canoe slalom
Event(s) C1, C2
Club KK Soske Elektrarne

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
20113 July 2011L'Argentière-la-Bessée2ndC2
14 August 2011Prague1stC2
201210 June 2012Cardiff2ndC2
26 August 2012Prague3rdC2
201323 June 2013Cardiff3rdC2
7 July 2013La Seu d'Urgell3rdC2
18 August 2013Tacen3rdC2[6]
20148 June 2014Lee Valley1stC2
14 June 2014Tacen3rdC1
15 June 2014Tacen2ndC2
22 June 2014Prague3rdC2
20187 July 2018Augsburg3rdC1
8 September 2018La Seu d'Urgell1stC1

References

  1. "Luka BOZIC (SLO)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Luka Božič". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. Canoeing – European Championships – Slalom Canoeing 2013
  4. Canoeing – World U-23 Championships – Slalom 2013
  5. Canoeing – European U-23 Championships – Slalom 2012
  6. Canoeing – World Cup – Slalom Tacen 2013


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