Éric Biau

Éric Biau (born February 4, 1964 in Paris) is a French slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.[1] He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C2 team: 1997), three silvers (C2: 1993; C2 team: 1993, 1995) and three bronzes (C2: 1995, 1999; C2 team: 1999).

Éric Biau

Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  France
World Championships
	1997 Três Coroas	C2 team
	1993 Mezzana	C2
	1993 Mezzana	C2 team
	1995 Nottingham	C2 team
	1995 Nottingham	C2
	1999 La Seu d'Urgell	C2
	1999 La Seu d'Urgell	C2 team
European Championships
	1998 Roudnice nad Labem	C2 team

He also won a bronze medal in the C2 team event at the 1998 European Championships in Roudnice nad Labem.

Biau also finished 11th in the C2 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

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

World Cup individual podiums

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
1992	31 May 1992	Nottingham	3rd	C2
1993	31 Aug 1993	Ocoee	2nd	C2
1994	10 Jul 1994	Bourg St.-Maurice	2nd	C2
1995	9 Jul 1995	Mezzana	3rd	C2
1997	28 Jul 1997	Ocoee	3rd	C2
	3 Aug 1997	Minden	3rd	C2
1998	2 Aug 1998	Wausau	1st	C2

References

1. 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)"

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)

External links

• Éric Biau at the International Olympic Committee
• Éric Biau at the Olympic Channel
• Éric Biau at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)