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 2013 he has been competing internationally in C1.

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
Rank	No. 5 (C1)
Event(s)	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 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C2 2017 Tacen C1 team 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 three gold, two silver and three bronze medals 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]