Eva Terčelj

Eva Terčelj
Personal information
NationalitySlovenian
Born (1992-01-21) 21 January 1992
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountrySlovenia
SportCanoe slalom
Event
K1, Kayak cross
ClubKajak kanu klub Ljubljana
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
2019 La Seu d'Urgell K1
2022 Augsburg K1 team
2010 Tacen K1 team
2013 Prague K1 team
2023 London Kayak cross
European Championships
2017 Tacen K1 team
2024 Tacen K1 team
2021 Ivrea K1
U23 European Championships
2010 Markkleeberg K1 team
2011 Banja Luka K1
2012 Solkan K1
2014 Skopje K1 team
2014 Skopje K1
2007 Kraków K1 team
Junior World Championships
2008 Roudnice nad Labem K1
2010 Foix K1
Junior European Championships
2008 Solkan K1
2008 Solkan K1 team
2010 Markkleeberg K1

Eva Terčelj (born 21 January 1992) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2007.

She won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (K1: 2019), a silver (K1 team: 2022) and three bronzes (Kayak cross: 2023; K1 team: 2010, 2013). She also won three medals (2 golds and 1 silver) at the European Championships.

Terčelj competed at three Olympic Games. She finished in 13th place in the K1 event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London after being eliminated in the semifinal. She then competed in the K1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, finishing 24th after, once again, being eliminated in the semifinal. At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, she finished 7th in the K1 event and 18th in kayak cross.

In 2010 Eva Terčelj finished the Bežigrad Grammar School and in 2018 received a master's degree in architecture from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Ljubljana.