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]
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Representing  France
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1996 Atlanta | C2 |
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1992 Barcelona | C2 |
| World Championships | ||
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1991 Tacen | C2 |
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1991 Tacen | C2 team |
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1997 Três Coroas | C2 |
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1997 Três Coroas | C2 team |
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1993 Mezzana | C2 team |
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1995 Nottingham | C2 |
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1995 Nottingham | C2 team |
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1993 Mezzana | C2 |
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1999 La Seu d'Urgell | C2 team |
| European Championships | ||
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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
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| C2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 1990 | 1 July 1990 | Wausau | 1st | C2 |
| 1990 | Savage River | 3rd | C2 | |
| 11 August 1990 | Augsburg | 3rd | C2 | |
| 1991 | 11 July 1991 | Reals | 3rd | C2 |
| 1992 | 31 May 1992 | Nottingham | 1st | C2 |
| 1993 | 18 July 1993 | La Seu d'Urgell | 3rd | C2 |
| 25 July 1993 | Lofer | 3rd | C2 | |
| 21 August 1993 | Minden | 2nd | C2 | |
| 1994 | 26 June 1994 | Nottingham | 1st | C2 |
| 18 September 1994 | Asahi, Aichi | 2nd | C2 | |
| 1995 | 9 July 1995 | Mezzana | 2nd | C2 |
| 16 July 1995 | Lofer | 1st | C2 | |
| 1996 | 21 April 1996 | Ocoee | 1st | C2 |
| 16 June 1996 | Augsburg | 1st | C2 | |
| 29 September 1996 | Três Coroas | 1st | C2 | |
| 1997 | 22 June 1997 | Bourg St.-Maurice | 1st | C2 |
| 29 June 1997 | Björbo | 2nd | C2 | |
| 28 July 1997 | Ocoee | 1st | C2 | |
| 1998 | 21 June 1998 | Tacen | 3rd | C2 |
| 28 June 1998 | Augsburg | 1st | C2 | |
| 1999 | 3 October 1999 | Penrith | 2nd | C2 |
| 2000 | 30 April 2000 | Penrith | 1st | C2 |
| 2 July 2000 | Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre | 2nd | C2 |
References
edit- ^ 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 20 February 2007)
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: 11 March 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wilfrid Forgues". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
External links
edit- Wilfrid Forgues at Olympics.com
- Wilfrid Forgues at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Wilfrid Forgues at Olympic.org (archived)
- Wilfrid Forgues at Olympedia
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