Éric Monnin (born February 21, 1968, in Besançon (Doubs)) is a French sports historian and sociologist, specializing in the International Olympic Movement.

After completing his PhD entitled ‘L'olympisme: pratiques et représentations en milieu scolaire’ (‘Olympism: practices and representations in the school environment’) directed by Professor Alain Bihr, he was recruited as a lecturer at the University of Franche-Comté.

His research has also been carried out within the Pierre de Coubertin International Committee, of which he is a member along with professors Müller and Schantz.

[9] This film traces the story of friendship between the African-American sprinter Jesse Owens and the German athlete Luz Long, during the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936.

[10] On June 29, 2021, he was elected administrator of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF)[11] as a qualified personality.

[12] In 2022, he has been appointed for 5 years as a representative of the CNOSF in the new college "Terminology and French language in the framework of the preparation of the Olympic and Paralympic Games of Paris 2024" set up by the Minister in charge of Sports, Mrs. Roxana Maracineanu.

Éric Monnin suggested to the presidency of the University of Franche-Comté a new innovative research axis, through a new theme, that of Olympism.

On March 30, 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially included CEROU in its reference document entitled "Study centers around the world".

Since 2021, he has been a consultant for Eurosport and he comments the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo and those of Beijing in 2022.

He played simultaneously in several orchestras: Éric Monnin is a former junior international and member of the French junior group in judo[30] over 95 kg, registered for several years on the ministerial list of high level athletes,[31] he has won several podiums at the French school and university championships.