Sandra Forgues Explained

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]

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

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. Pascal Sidoine, "Wilfrid Forgues devenu Sandra : «Ma vie intime était en prison»"
  2. Web site: Wilfrid Forgues. CanoeSlalom.net. 5 August 2017.