Benjamin Savšek (born 24 March 1987)[1] is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002, specializing in the C1 discipline. With an Olympic gold, 2 individual world titles and 4 individual European titles, he is one of the most successful C1 paddlers of his generation.
Savšek won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships including 5 individual medals. He won gold in the C1 event in 2017 in Pau and then again in 2023 in London. He also has two silvers (2014 and 2015) and a bronze (2013). The other four medals came from the C1 team events as part of the Slovenian team. These include a gold in 2022, a silver in 2018 and two bronzes in 2014 and 2015.[4]
Savšek also won 11 medals at the European Canoe Slalom Championships (7 golds, 1 silver and 3 bronzes). Five of these medals are individual (4 golds and 1 bronze).[4]
Savšek has also had success in the World Cup where he has collected 5 victories and 19 podiums as of 2023. He is yet to win the overall title, however, finishing in the runner-up position of 4 occasions (2009, 2015, 2017 and 2021). He finished in the top ten of the overall standings every year from 2009 to 2023 (with the exception of the 2020 season when there were no World Cup final rankings due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[4]
Savšek was the year-end World No. 1 in C1 event in 2015 and 2022.[5]
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^"ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings". 14 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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Benjamin Savsek born 24 March 1987 1 is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002 specializing in the C1 discipline With an Olympic gold 2 individual world titles and 4 individual European titles he is one of the most successful C1 paddlers of his generation Benjamin SavsekPersonal informationNationalitySlovenianBorn 1987 03 24 24 March 1987 age 37 Ljubljana SR Slovenia SFR YugoslaviaHeight1 77 m 5 ft 10 in Weight74 kg 163 lb SportCountrySloveniaSportCanoe slalomEventC1ClubKKK TacenMedal record Men s canoe slalom Representing Slovenia Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 World Championships 3 3 3 European Championships 7 1 3 U23 European Championships 1 2 1 Total 12 6 7 Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo C1 World Championships 2017 Pau C1 2022 Augsburg C1 team 2023 London C1 2014 Deep Creek Lake C1 2015 London C1 2018 Rio de Janeiro C1 team 2013 Prague C1 2014 Deep Creek Lake C1 team 2015 London C1 team European Championships 2014 Vienna C1 team 2015 Markkleeberg C1 2019 Pau C1 2019 Pau C1 team 2020 Prague C1 2020 Prague C1 team 2022 Liptovsky Mikulas C1 2017 Tacen C1 team 2012 Augsburg C1 2013 Krakow C1 team 2021 Ivrea C1 team U23 European Championships 2009 Liptovsky Mikulas C1 team 2006 Nottingham C1 team 2010 Markkleeberg C1 team 2008 Solkan C1 Savsek competed at three Olympic Games His first appearance was at the 2012 Summer Olympics where he finished in 8th place in the C1 event 2 He finished in 6th place in the same event four years later at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo he won gold in the C1 event after completing a clean run in the final 3 Savsek won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships including 5 individual medals He won gold in the C1 event in 2017 in Pau and then again in 2023 in London He also has two silvers 2014 and 2015 and a bronze 2013 The other four medals came from the C1 team events as part of the Slovenian team These include a gold in 2022 a silver in 2018 and two bronzes in 2014 and 2015 4 Savsek also won 11 medals at the European Canoe Slalom Championships 7 golds 1 silver and 3 bronzes Five of these medals are individual 4 golds and 1 bronze 4 Savsek has also had success in the World Cup where he has collected 5 victories and 19 podiums as of 2023 He is yet to win the overall title however finishing in the runner up position of 4 occasions 2009 2015 2017 and 2021 He finished in the top ten of the overall standings every year from 2009 to 2023 with the exception of the 2020 season when there were no World Cup final rankings due to the COVID 19 pandemic 4 Savsek was the year end World No 1 in C1 event in 2015 and 2022 5 Contents 1 Career statistics 1 1 Major championships results timeline 1 2 World Cup individual podiums 2 References 3 External linksCareer statistics editMajor championships results timeline edit Event 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Olympic Games C1 Not held 8 Not held 6 Not held 1 Not held World Championships C1 Not held 19 7 17 Not held 3 2 2 Not held 1 7 18 Not held 9 4 1 C1 team Not held 4 5 12 Not held 4 3 3 Not held 5 2 6 Not held 5 1 4 European Championships C1 18 10 6 13 3 27 6 1 12 4 11 1 1 6 1 6 a C1 team 6 6 6 8 5 3 1 9 9 2 5 1 1 3 10 8 a a b 2023 European Games World Cup individual podiums edit nbsp nbsp nbsp Total C1 5 5 9 19 Season Date Venue Position Event 2009 3 August 2009 Kananaskis 2nd C11 2010 19 June 2010 Prague 2nd C1 2012 25 August 2012 Prague 1st C1 2014 14 June 2014 Tacen 1st C1 21 June 2014 Prague 3rd C1 2015 20 June 2015 Prague 2nd C1 27 June 2015 Krakow 3rd C1 8 August 2015 La Seu d Urgell 3rd C1 2016 3 September 2016 Prague 3rd C1 10 September 2016 Tacen 1st C1 2017 10 September 2017 La Seu d Urgell 1st C1 2021 13 June 2021 Prague 3rd C1 20 Jun 2021 Markkleeberg 3rd C1 12 September 2021 Pau 2nd C1 2022 19 June 2022 Krakow 2nd C1 26 June 2022 Tacen 3rd C1 28 August 2022 Pau 3rd C1 2023 10 June 2023 Prague 1st C1 16 June 2023 Tacen 3rd C1 1 Pan American Championship counting for World Cup pointsReferences edit Benjamin Savsek london2012 com London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 1 August 2012 Retrieved 31 July 2012 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Benjamin Savsek Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 30 September 2017 Results Tokyo PDF Olympics in Japanese Archived from the original PDF on 26 July 2021 Retrieved 26 July 2020 a b c Benjamin SAVSEK SLO CanoeSlalom net Retrieved 30 September 2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings 14 September 2016 Retrieved 18 September 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Benjamin Savsek Benjamin Savsek at the International Canoe Federation nbsp Benjamin Savsek at Olympics com nbsp Benjamin Savsek at Olympedia nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Slovenian canoeist is a stub You 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