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| Born | 21 April 1978 Rennes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting para sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | SH2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tanguy de La Forest (born 21 April 1978) is a French Paralympic shooter. He won two medals at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, a silver in the 10 m air rifle standing SH2 event and a gold in the 10 m air rifle prone SH2 event.
Tanguy de La Forest was born in Rennes on 21 April 1978. [2] At a young age, he was diagnosed with infantile spinal muscular atrophy and by the time he was ten years old, he had to use an electric wheelchair. [3] He discovered shooting at a very young age before starting sport shooting. [4]
A member of the French Paralympic shooting team since 1998, La Forest participated in his first Paralympic Games in Athens in 2004, where he competed in the Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH2 and Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH2 events.
In 2014, La Forest won a bronze medal at the World Shooting Para Sport Championships. [4] La Forest won a gold medal at the 2022 World Shooting Para Sport Championships, in the Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 and Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2 events. [5] [6] La Forest competed in the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where is also a member of the board member of the Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. [7] On 30 August 2024, he won the silver medal at the 10 m air rifle standing SH2 event. [8] The following day, he won the gold medal in the 10 m air rifle prone SH2 event. [9]
Professionally, La Forest created a recruitment firm “Défi RH” in 2006, specializing in the recruitment of disabled workers. [10]
Michael Johnson is a New Zealand Paralympic shooter who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
Luke Cain is an SH2-classified Australian shooter who became a paraplegic after an accident while playing Australian rules football. He started competing in 2007, as the sport suited his disability, and has been a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder since 2008. He first represented Australia internationally in 2009 at a World Cup event in South Korea. He has also represented Australia in two Paralympic Games including the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
Bradley Mark is a New Zealand born Australian shooter who has represented Australia in two Paralympic Games.
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Norway competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They won a total of eight medals; three gold, two silver and three bronze. Sarah Louise Rung led the team by winning five medals in swimming; two gold, one silver and two bronze.
France competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for four athletes in sailing events.
Sweden is competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They won ten medals; one gold, four silver and five bronze.
Ryan Cockbill is a British sport shooter. In 2012 he represented Great Britain at the Summer Paralympics in London taking part in the R4 and R5 100m air rifle SH2.
Anton Zappelli is an Australian Paralympic shooter. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and 2024 Paris Paralympics.
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South Korea competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Phil Eaglesham is an Irish former Royal Marine commando, a Paralympic sport shooter, businessman and mental health campaigner.
Franček Gorazd Tiršek is a Slovenian sport shooter who has won one gold, three silver, and one bronze medal at the Paralympic Games.
Shooting at the 2022 Asian Para Games was held in Hangzhou, China.
The 2022 World Shooting Para Sport Championships was the 8th edition of the World Shooting Para Sport Championships. It was held in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates from 6 to 17 November 2022. It was the first time the competition was staged in the Middle East.
Sriharsha Devaraddi Ramakrishna is an Indian para shooter from Andhra Pradesh. He competes in men's R4 10m air rifle standing SH2, mixed 10m air rifle std SH2, R5 and mixed 10m prn SH2. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris. He became the second Indian shooter to qualify for the Paralympics.
Yuliya Chernoy is an Israeli para-athlete in para-rowing and para-shooting. She won a gold medal in the 10-meter prone position rifle competition at the 2022 European Team Championship, a bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships in Abu Dhabi, and two medals at the 2023 World Championships in Lima. She is competing for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Seo Hun-tae is a South Korean Paralympic shooter. He represented South Korea at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
