Éric Koechlin (11 November 1950 – 9 November 2014) was a French slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 team event at the

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. Koechlin also finished 16th in the K-1 event at the

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. He was at the end of his life a regional director of the Institut National du Sport et de l'Éducation Physique. His granddaughter Lily Ramonatxo is a successful rhythmic gymnast.

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Eric Koechlin's obituary
1950 births 2014 deaths Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics French male canoeists Olympic canoeists for France Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-canoe-bio-stub