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| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 April 1986 Lourdes, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | K1, Kayak cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | ALCK Bagneres-de-Bigorre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | No. 1 (2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Boris Neveu (born 12 April 1986) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2004. [1]
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.
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| K1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| Kayak cross | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 2005 | 16 July 2005 | Augsburg | 3rd | K1 |
| 2009 | 28 June 2009 | Pau | 2nd | K1 |
| 2011 | 9 July 2011 | Markkleeberg | 2nd | K1 |
| 2012 | 1 September 2012 | Bratislava | 2nd | K1 |
| 2014 | 7 June 2014 | Lee Valley | 1st | K1 |
| 2 August 2014 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | K1 | |
| 2015 | 20 June 2015 | Prague | 2nd | K1 |
| 8 August 2015 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | K1 | |
| 2017 | 9 September 2017 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | K1 |
| 2018 | 30 September 2018 | Rio de Janeiro | 2nd | Kayak cross 1 |
| 2019 | 23 June 2019 | Bratislava | 3rd | K1 |
| 8 September 2019 | Prague | 3rd | K1 | |
| 2021 | 19 June 2021 | Markkleeberg | 3rd | K1 |
| 5 September 2021 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | Kayak cross | |
| 2022 | 27 August 2022 | Pau | 3rd | K1 |
| 28 August 2022 | Pau | 1st | Kayak cross | |
| 2023 | 8 October 2023 | Vaires-sur-Marne | 1st | Kayak cross |
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