Éric Biau (born 4 February 1964 in

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) 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

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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.

World Cup individual podiums

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