Jure Meglič (born 18 October 1984 in Kranj) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who started competing at the international level in 2001. He represented Azerbaijan from 2014 until his retirement in 2016.[1]

Jure Meglič

Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tacen K1
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team
Gold medal – first place 2011 La Seu d'Urgell K1 team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Bratislava K1
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Bratislava K1 team
U23 European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Kraków K1 team

He won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen. He also won five medals at the European Championships (3 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze).[2]

Meglič finished 14th in the K1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[3]

World Cup individual podiums edit

Season Date Venue Position Event
2007 8 Jul 2007 Tacen 1st K1
2011 25 Jun 2011 Tacen 2nd K1
2012 1 Sep 2012 Bratislava 1st K1

References edit

  1. ^ "Jure Meglič veslo odložil v kot". 27 January 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Jure MEGLIC". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Jure Meqlič". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

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