Luka Božič

Luka Božič (born 9 January 1991) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006.

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
Medal record Men's canoe slalom Representing  Slovenia World Championships 2014 Deep Creek Lake C2 2018 Rio de Janeiro C1 team 2009 La Seu d'Urgell C2 2014 Deep Creek Lake C1 team 2015 London C1 team 2019 La Seu d'Urgell C1 European Championships 2014 Vienna C1 team 2019 Pau C1 team 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 2017 Tacen C1 team 2013 Kraków C1 team 2014 Vienna C2 U23 World Championships 2013 Liptovský Mikuláš C1 team 2014 Penrith C1 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

He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C2: 2014), a silver (C1 team: 2018) and four bronzes (C1: 2019, C2: 2009, C1 team: 2014, 2015). He also won two gold, two silver 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 semi-final. 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 was Sašo Taljat.

World Cup individual podiums

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[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
2019	22 June 2019	Bratislava	3rd	C1
	31 August 2019	Markkleeberg	2nd	C1
	7 September 2019	Prague	3rd	C1

References

1. "Luka BOZIC (SLO)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
2. 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 18 April 2020. 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

• 13 September 2009 final results of the men's C2 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 October 2009) – accessed 13 September 2009.

External links

• Luka Božič at the International Canoe Federation
• Luka Božič at the International Olympic Committee
• Luka Božič at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)