Luka Božič

Luka Božič
Personal information
NationalitySlovenian
Born (1991-01-09) 9 January 1991
Šempeter pri Gorici, Yugoslavia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountrySlovenia
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1, C2
ClubKK Soske Elektrarne
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
2014 Deep Creek LakeC2
2022 AugsburgC1 team
2018 Rio de JaneiroC1 team
2009 La Seu d'UrgellC2
2014 Deep Creek LakeC1 team
2015 LondonC1 team
2019 La Seu d'UrgellC1
European Championships
2014 ViennaC1 team
2019 PauC1 team
2020 PragueC1 team
2024 TacenC1 team
2016 Liptovský MikulášC2
2017 TacenC1 team
2024 TacenC1
2025 Vaires-sur-MarneC1 team
2013 KrakówC1 team
2014 ViennaC2
2021 IvreaC1 team
U23 World Championships
2013 Liptovský MikulášC1 team
2014 PenrithC1
U23 European Championships
2011 Banja LukaC2
2012 SolkanC2
2008 SolkanC2
2009 Liptovský MikulášC2
Junior World Championships
2006 SolkanC2 team
Junior European Championships
2006 NottinghamC2 team

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.

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 11 medals (4 golds, 4 silvers and 3 bronzes) at the European Championships.

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.