Michael Forgeron Explained

Mike Forgeron
Full Name:Michael Joseph Forgeron
Birth Place:Main-à-Dieu, Nova Scotia
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Michael Joseph "Mike" Forgeron (born 24 January 1966, in Main-à-Dieu, Nova Scotia) is a rower from Canada. He competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. At his debut, he was a member of the team that won the gold medal in the Men's Eights (3 seat) making Forgeron the first Olympic Gold Medalist in Atlantic Canada. In the 1996 Olympics, he competed in the Men's Double Sculls. Forgeron was also in the Pan Am Games in a coxed pair straight six (stroke) earning a bronze medal along with a pair earning a silver medal.