Alja Kozorog
Alja Kozorog in 2022
Personal information
NationalitySlovenian
Born (1996-12-17) 17 December 1996[1]
Home townIdrija pri Bači[2]
Sport
CountrySlovenia
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1, K1
ClubKK Soške Elektrarne[3]
Coached byBorut Javornik[3]
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 LondonC1 team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2020 PragueC1 team
U23 European Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 HohenlimburgC1 team
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 Liptovský MikulášK1 team

Alja Kozorog (born 17 December 1996) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2012.[4] She is from Idrija pri Bači and trains with KK Soške Elektrarne.[2] Alja is coached by 1992 Olympian Borut Javornik.[3]

Kozorog won a bronze medal in the C1 team event at the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London. She also won a silver medal in the same event at the 2020 European Championships in Prague.[1] She won a silver medal in C1 team event at the 2017 U23 European Championships in Hohenlimburg.

Alja earned her best senior world championship result of 19th in the C1 event at the 2019 championships in La Seu d'Urgell,[5] which secured Slovenia an Olympic quota.[6][7] She finished in a career-best 4th place at the 2019 World Cup on her home course in Tacen.[8]

Kozorog finished in 12th place at the 2021 European Championships in Ivrea, ensuring her position at the delayed Games.[9] Alja represented Slovenia in the C1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where she finished 12th after being eliminated in the semifinal.[8]

Alja has studied at the University of Ljubljana where she completed a master's degree in Kinesiology in 2019.[8][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Canoeing – Alja Kozorog". TheSports.org. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Alja Kozorog". Sportal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sprejem članov Kajak kluba Soške elektrarne [Reception of members of the Kayak Club Soške elektrarne]". seng.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Alja KOZOROG (SLO)". ICF – Planet Canoe. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Alja KOZOROG (SLO)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Canoe Slalom Quota Allocation
  7. 1 2 Mušič, Igor (14 February 2020). "Alja Kozorog: "Velikih in stalnih obremenitev sem navajena" [Alja Kozorog: "I am used to large and constant loads"]". Primorske Novice (in Slovenian). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 "KOZOROG Alja". Olympics. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Kanuistka Alja Kozorog iz Kajak Kluba Soške elektrarne bo nastopila na Olimpijskih igrah v Tokiu [Canoeist Alja Kozorog from the Kayak Club Soške elektrarne will perform at the Olympic Games in Tokyo]". Mestna občina Nova Gorica (in Slovenian). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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