Sandra Forgues
Sandra Forgues (born 22 December 1969 in Tarbes), formerly known as Wilfrid Forgues, is a French slalom canoeist who competed as a male athlete from the late 1980s to the early 2000s (decade). In 2018, Forgues revealed publicly her identity as a trans woman.[1]
Medal record | ||
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Men's canoe slalom | ||
Representing France | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1996 Atlanta | C2 | |
1992 Barcelona | C2 | |
World Championships | ||
1991 Tacen | C2 | |
1991 Tacen | C2 team | |
1997 Três Coroas | C2 | |
1997 Três Coroas | C2 team | |
1993 Mezzana | C2 team | |
1995 Nottingham | C2 | |
1995 Nottingham | C2 team | |
1993 Mezzana | C2 | |
1999 La Seu d'Urgell | C2 team | |
European Championships | ||
2000 Mezzana | C2 |
Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won two medals in the C2 event with a gold in 1996 and a bronze in 1992.
Forgues also won four medals in the C2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (1991, 1997), a silver (1995), and a bronze (1993). She earned 5 more medals in the C2 team event (2 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze).
Forgues won the World Cup series in C2 in 1996 and 1997. She also won a silver medal in the C2 event at the 2000 European Championships.
Her partner in the boat throughout the whole of her career was Frank Adisson.[2]
World Cup individual podiums
Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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1990 | 1 Jul 1990 | Wausau | 1st | C2 |
1990 | Savage River | 3rd | C2 | |
11 Aug 1990 | Augsburg | 3rd | C2 | |
1991 | 11 Jul 1991 | Reals | 3rd | C2 |
1992 | 31 May 1992 | Nottingham | 1st | C2 |
1993 | 18 Jul 1993 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | C2 |
25 Jul 1993 | Lofer | 3rd | C2 | |
21 Aug 1993 | Minden | 2nd | C2 | |
1994 | 26 Jun 1994 | Nottingham | 1st | C2 |
18 Sep 1994 | Asahi, Aichi | 2nd | C2 | |
1995 | 9 Jul 1995 | Mezzana | 2nd | C2 |
16 Jul 1995 | Lofer | 1st | C2 | |
1996 | 21 Apr 1996 | Ocoee | 1st | C2 |
16 Jun 1996 | Augsburg | 1st | C2 | |
29 Sep 1996 | Três Coroas | 1st | C2 | |
1997 | 22 Jun 1997 | Bourg St.-Maurice | 1st | C2 |
29 Jun 1997 | Björbo | 2nd | C2 | |
28 Jul 1997 | Ocoee | 1st | C2 | |
1998 | 21 Jun 1998 | Tacen | 3rd | C2 |
28 Jun 1998 | Augsburg | 1st | C2 | |
1999 | 3 Oct 1999 | Penrith | 2nd | C2 |
2000 | 30 Apr 2000 | Penrith | 1st | C2 |
2 Jul 2000 | Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre | 2nd | C2 |
References
- Pascal Sidoine, "Wilfrid Forgues devenu Sandra : «Ma vie intime était en prison»" (in French)
- "Wilfrid Forgues". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- Wilfrid Forgues at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-02-20)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Wilfrid Forgues at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)