Sandra Forgues


Sandra Forgues, formerly known as Wilfrid Forgues, is a French slalom canoeist who competed as a male athlete from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. In 2018, Forgues revealed publicly her identity as a trans woman.
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, a silver, and a bronze. She earned 5 more medals in the C2 team event.
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.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
19901 July 1990Wausau1stC2
19901990Savage River3rdC2
199011 August 1990Augsburg3rdC2
199111 July 1991Reals3rdC2
199231 May 1992Nottingham1stC2
199318 July 1993La Seu d'Urgell3rdC2
199325 July 1993Lofer3rdC2
199321 August 1993Minden2ndC2
199426 June 1994Nottingham1stC2
199418 September 1994Asahi, Aichi2ndC2
19959 July 1995Mezzana2ndC2
199516 July 1995Lofer1stC2
199621 April 1996Ocoee1stC2
199616 June 1996Augsburg1stC2
199629 September 1996Três Coroas1stC2
199722 June 1997Bourg St.-Maurice1stC2
199729 June 1997Björbo2ndC2
199728 July 1997Ocoee1stC2
199821 June 1998Tacen3rdC2
199828 June 1998Augsburg1stC2
19993 October 1999Penrith2ndC2
200030 April 2000Penrith1stC2
20002 July 2000Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre2ndC2