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Sandra Forgues
French slalom canoeist
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]
