Sašo Taljat

Sašo Taljat (born 22 September 1989) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006.

Sašo Taljat
Personal information
Born22 September 1989 (1989-09-22) (age 30)
Šempeter pri Gorici, Yugoslavia
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
2014 Deep Creek LakeC2
2009 La Seu d'UrgellC2
European Championships
2016 Liptovský MikulášC2
2014 ViennaC2
U23 European Championships
2011 Banja LukaC2
2012 SolkanC2[1]
2008 SolkanC2
2009 Liptovský MikulášC2
Junior World Championships
2006 SolkanC2 team
Junior European Championships
2006 NottinghamC2 team

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.[2]

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.[3]

His partner in the C2 boat is Luka Božič.

World Cup individual podiums
Season Date Venue Position Event
20113 Jul 2011L'Argentière-la-Bessée2ndC2
14 Aug 2011Prague1stC2
201210 Jun 2012Cardiff2ndC2
26 Aug 2012Prague3rdC2
201323 Jun 2013Cardiff3rdC2
7 Jul 2013La Seu d'Urgell3rdC2
18 Aug 2013Tacen3rdC2[4]
20148 Jun 2014Lee Valley1stC2
15 Jun 2014Tacen2ndC2
22 Jun 2014Prague3rdC2
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References
  1. "Canoeing : European U-23 Championships - Slalom 2012 - Results Men". the-sports.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. "Saso TALJAT (SLO)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. "Sašo Taljat". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  4. "Canoeing : World Cup - Slalom - Tacen 2013 - Results Men". the-sports.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.


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