Benjamin Savšek (born 24 March 1987) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002. He won eight medals at the

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with two golds (C1:

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, C1 team:

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), three silvers (C1:

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, C1 team:

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) and three bronzes (C1:

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, C1 team: 2014, 2015). He also won 11 medals at the

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(7 golds, 1 silver and 3 bronzes). Savšek was the World No. 1 in the C1 event in 2015. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the C1 event where he finished in 8th place. He finished in 6th place in the same event four years later at the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in

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, he further improved in the C1 event by winning gold.

World Cup individual podiums

¹ Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

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* * Slovenian male canoeists 1987 births Living people Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Olympic canoeists for Slovenia Olympic gold medalists for Slovenia Olympic medalists in canoeing Sportspeople from Ljubljana {{Slovenia-canoe-bio-stub