Nicolas Rio

Nicolas Rio, born in 1995, is a French orienteering competitor. He was born in Vénissieux and lives in Lyon. He won a bronze medal in the relay at the 2018 World Orienteering Championships in Latvia, running in the French team together with Lucas Basset and Frédéric Tranchand. He also competed in the 2016 and 2017 World Orienteering Championships, so his 2018 relay medal came after two earlier seasons at the top level of the sport. He belongs to the younger generation of French foot orienteers who followed the earlier medal winning relay teams of the country.