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Slovenia's Benjamin Savsek poses with his gold medal on the podium following the men's Canoe Slalom final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre in Tokyo, Japan, on July 26, 2021. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
TOKYO—Benjamin Savsek won Slovenia’s first gold medal in the men’s canoe slalom on Monday after barreling down the white-water course in Tokyo almost four seconds ahead of his nearest rival.
Lukas Rohan from the Czech Republic took silver with Germany’s Sideris Tasiadis, who finished runner-up in 2012, getting bronze.
