Étienne Daille

Étienne Daille (born 19 September 1989 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2007.

Daille won the overall World Cup title in the K1 class in 2012 by 75 points after finishing on the podium at every round. He won a bronze medal in the K1 team event at the 2013 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Prague. He also won two medals (1 gold and 1 silver) in the K1 team event at the European Championships. Daille finished as the World No. 1 in the K1 event in 2012 and 2013.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed in the K1 event, finishing 13th in the heats and qualifying for the semifinals. He qualified for the final with the 10th fastest time. In the final he ranked 7th, with a gap of +8.44 behind the winner.

Son of a French father and Czech mother, both athletes, Daille grew up in Pays du Bugey.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 2012 9 Jun 2012 Cardiff 2nd K1 16 Jun 2012 Pau 1st K1 23 Jun 2012 La Seu d'Urgell 1st K1 25 Aug 2012 Prague 1st K1 1 Sep 2012 Bratislava 3rd K1