Boris Neveu

Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1986-04-12) 12 April 1986 (age 38) Lourdes, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	France
Sport	Canoe slalom
Event	K1, Kayak cross
Club	ALCK Bagneres-de-Bigorre
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	No. 1 (2015)
Medal record Men's canoe slalom Representing  France World Championships 2006 Prague K1 team 2014 Deep Creek Lake K1 2014 Deep Creek Lake K1 team 2021 Bratislava K1 2021 Bratislava K1 team 2009 La Seu d'Urgell K1 2010 Tacen K1 team 2011 Bratislava K1 team 2017 Pau K1 team 2017 Pau Kayak cross 2018 Rio de Janeiro Kayak cross 2023 London Kayak cross 2023 London K1 team 2013 Prague K1 team 2022 Augsburg K1 2022 Augsburg K1 team European Games 2023 Kraków K1 team European Championships 2012 Augsburg K1 team 2015 Markkleeberg K1 2020 Prague K1 team 2009 Nottingham K1 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team 2017 Tacen K1 team 2009 Nottingham K1 team 2011 La Seu d'Urgell K1 team U23 European Championships 2009 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 team 2009 Liptovský Mikuláš K1 Junior World Championships 2004 Lofer K1 team

Boris Neveu (born 12 April 1986) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2004.^[1]

Biography

Neveu won 16 medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with five golds (K1: 2014, 2021; K1 team: 2006, 2014, 2021), eight silvers (K1: 2009; Kayak cross: 2017, 2018, 2023; K1 team: 2010, 2011, 2017, 2023) and three bronzes (K1: 2022; K1 team: 2013, 2022). He also won nine medals at the European Championships (3 golds, 3 silvers and 3 bronzes), including a bronze in the K1 team event at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.^[2]

Neveu finished 4th in the overall World Cup standings twice (2015, 2019), and 5th twice (2014, 2021). He finished the 2015 season as the World No. 1 in the K1 event.^[3]

He finished 7th in the K1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

World Cup individual podiums

				Total
K1	2	6	5	13
Kayak cross	3	1	0	4
Total	5	7	5	17

¹ World Championship counting for World Cup points

References

• 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 12 September 2010 K1 men's team final results – accessed 12 September 2010.
• 13 September 2009 final results of the men's K1 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. – accessed 13 September 2009.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boris Neveu.

• Boris Neveu at the International Canoe Federation
• Boris Neveu at Olympedia