Éric Biau (born 4 February 1964 in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

) is a French slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.Canoë-kayak. Sept athlètes récompensés Bilan 2011. Le Pôle France à l'honneur avant les JO.
"En présence des différents responsables techniques nationaux (J.-P. Crochet, course en ligne ; Fred Roberol, descente ; Vincent Recton et Éric Biau, slalom)" He won seven medals at the

ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...

with a gold (C2 team:

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), three silvers (C2:

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; C2 team: 1993,

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) and three bronzes (C2: 1995,

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; C2 team: 1999). He also won a bronze medal in the C2 team event at the 1998 European Championships in

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. Biau also finished 11th in the C2 event at the

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. His partner in the boat for most of his active career was

Bertrand Daille Bertrand Daille (born 11 October 1971 in Chambéry) is a French slalom canoeist. Career Daille competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C2 team: 1997), three s ...

World Cup individual podiums

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* * 1964 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics French male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for France Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Sportspeople from Paris {{France-canoe-bio-stub