Luka Božič

Not to be confused with the basketball player Luka Božić.

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 2013 he has been competing internationally in C1.

Luka Božič

Personal information
Nationality	Slovenian
Born	(1991-01-09) 9 January 1991 (age 33) Šempeter pri Gorici, Yugoslavia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovenia
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event	C1, C2
Club	KK Soske Elektrarne
Medal record Men's canoe slalom Representing  Slovenia World Championships 2014 Deep Creek Lake C2 2022 Augsburg C1 team 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 2020 Prague C1 team 2024 Tacen C1 team 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 2017 Tacen C1 team 2024 Tacen C1 2013 Kraków C1 team 2014 Vienna C2 2021 Ivrea C1 team 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 seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (C2: 2014, C1 team: 2022), a silver (C1 team: 2018) and four bronzes (C1: 2019, C2: 2009, C1 team: 2014, 2015). He also won 10 medals (4 golds, 3 silvers and 3 bronzes) at the European Championships.^[1]

Božič won the overall world cup title in the C1 class in 2023, becoming the first Slovenian to do so in single canoe.

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]

World Cup individual podiums

				Total
C1	4	4	6	14
C2	2	3	5	10
Total	6	7	11	24

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
2020	18 October 2020	Tacen	1st	C1
2021	12 September 2021	Pau	3rd	C1
2022	12 June 2022	Prague	1st	C1
	26 June 2022	Tacen	2nd	C1
	28 August 2022	Pau	2nd	C1
	4 September 2022	La Seu d'Urgell	3rd	C1
2023	16 June 2023	Tacen	1st	C1
	1 September 2023	La Seu d'Urgell	2nd	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 Olympics.com
• Luka Božič at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)