Éric Biau

Éric Biau (born 4 February 1964 in Paris) is a French slalom canoeist who 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 silvers (C2: 1993; C2 team: 1993, 1995) and three bronzes (C2: 1995, 1999; C2 team: 1999).

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

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 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 C21998 2 Aug 1998 Wausau 1st C2