Keklen, Eric

Eric Keklen ( fr. Eric Koechlin , November 11, 1950 , Paris , France - November 9, 2014 , Saint-Martin-d'Ardes , Ardèche , France ) - French rower, bronze medalist of the World Rowing Slalom Championship (1973).

Eric Keklen
Eric Koechlin
personal information
Floor
A country	France
Specialization	kayaking and canoeing
Date of Birth	November 11, 1950 ( 1950-11-11 )
Place of Birth	Paris , France
Date of death	November 9, 2014 ( 2014-11-09 ) (63 years old)
Place of death	Saint Martin d'Ardes , Ardèche , France
Growth	180 cm
Weight	70 kg
Awards and medals World Championships Bronze Muotatal 1973 K-1

Participant in the Summer Olympic Games in Munich (1972) and three world championships in rowing slalom (1969, 1971 and 1973). At the world championship in Swiss Muotatal (1973) he won a bronze medal in team competition.

At the end of his sports career, he switched to coaching, was the head of the canoe team at the Beijing Summer Olympics (2008), and in recent years has been the regional director of the National Institute of Sports and Physical Culture.