Boris Neveu (born 12 April 1986) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2004, specializing in K1 and kayak cross.
He is a two-time individual K1 world champion and a two-time Olympian.
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.
Neveu competed at two Olympic Games. He finished 7th in the K1 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and 7th again in kayak cross at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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.
World Cup individual podiums Total K1 2 6 5 13 Kayak cross 3 1 1 5 Total 5 7 6 18
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 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 cross1 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 2024 9 June 2024 Prague 3rd Kayak cross2
1 World Championship counting for World Cup points 2 2024 Olympic qualifier. Did not count for World Cup rankings.
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.
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