Sandra Forgues

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Sandra Forgues
Sandra Portrait 2020.jpg
Forgues in 2020
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta C2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona C2
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Tacen C2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Tacen C2 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Três Coroas C2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Três Coroas C2 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Mezzana C2 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Nottingham C2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Nottingham C2 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Mezzana C2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Mezzana C2

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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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

Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
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SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
1990 1 July 1990 Wausau 1stC2
1990 Savage River 3rdC2
11 August 1990 Augsburg 3rdC2
1991 11 July 1991 Reals 3rdC2
1992 31 May 1992 Nottingham 1stC2
1993 18 July 1993 La Seu d'Urgell 3rdC2
25 July 1993 Lofer 3rdC2
21 August 1993 Minden 2ndC2
1994 26 June 1994 Nottingham 1stC2
18 September 1994 Asahi, Aichi 2ndC2
1995 9 July 1995 Mezzana 2ndC2
16 July 1995 Lofer 1stC2
1996 21 April 1996 Ocoee 1stC2
16 June 1996 Augsburg 1stC2
29 September 1996 Três Coroas 1stC2
1997 22 June 1997 Bourg St.-Maurice 1stC2
29 June 1997 Björbo 2ndC2
28 July 1997 Ocoee 1stC2
1998 21 June 1998 Tacen 3rdC2
28 June 1998 Augsburg 1stC2
1999 3 October 1999 Penrith 2ndC2
2000 30 April 2000 Penrith 1stC2
2 July 2000 Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre 2ndC2

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References

  1. Pascal Sidoine, "Wilfrid Forgues devenu Sandra : «Ma vie intime était en prison»" (in French)
  2. "Wilfrid Forgues". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 5 August 2017.