Sašo Taljat

Sašo Taljat
Personal information
Born22 September 1989 (1989-09-22) (age 36)
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
2014 Deep Creek Lake C2
2009 La Seu d'Urgell C2
European Championships
2016 Liptovský Mikuláš C2
2014 Vienna C2
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

Sašo Taljat (born 22 September 1989) is a retired Slovenian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2006 to 2017.

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.

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.

His partner in the C2 boat throughout the whole of his career was Luka Božič.