Frank Adisson Explained

Frank Adisson (born 24 July 1969, in Tarbes) is a French slalom canoeist. He competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s, in three Summer Olympics. He won two medals in the C2 event with a gold medal in 1996 and a bronze medal in 1992.

Frank Adisson also won four medals in the C2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds in (1991, 1997), a silver in (1995), and a bronze in (1993). He earned 5 more medals in the C2 team event (2 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze).

He won the World Cup series in C2 in 1996 and 1997. He also won a silver medal in the C2 event at the 2000 European Championships.

His partner in the boat throughout the whole of his career was Wilfrid Forgues (now known as Sandra Forgues).[1]

Frank Adisson is also a graduate of the EM Lyon Business School.[2]

World Cup individual podiums

Total
C2 11 6 6 23
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
1990 1 July 1990 bgcolor=gold1st C2
1990 3rd C2
11 August 1990 3rd C2
1991 11 July 1991 3rd C2
1992 31 May 1992 bgcolor=gold1st C2
1993 18 July 1993 3rd C2
25 July 1993 3rd C2
21 August 1993 bgcolor=silver2nd C2
1994 26 June 1994 bgcolor=gold1st C2
18 September 1994 bgcolor=silver2nd C2
1995 9 July 1995 bgcolor=silver2nd C2
16 July 1995 bgcolor=gold1st C2
1996 21 April 1996 bgcolor=gold1st C2
16 June 1996 bgcolor=gold1st C2
29 September 1996 bgcolor=gold1st C2
1997 22 June 1997 bgcolor=gold1st C2
29 June 1997 bgcolor=silver2nd C2
28 July 1997 bgcolor=gold1st C2
1998 21 June 1998 3rd C2
28 June 1998 bgcolor=gold1st C2
1999 3 October 1999 bgcolor=silver2nd C2
2000 30 April 2000 bgcolor=gold1st C2
2 July 2000 bgcolor=silver2nd C2

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. CanoeSlalom.net. 5 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Profile. em-lyon.com.