Frank Adisson

Frank Adisson

Bearer of the Olympic flame in Bagnères-de-Bigorre on May 19, 2024
Medal record Men's canoe slalom Representing France Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta C2 1992 Barcelona C2 World Championships 1991 Tacen C2 1991 Tacen C2 team 1997 Três Coroas C2 1997 Três Coroas C2 team 1993 Mezzana C2 team 1995 Nottingham C2 1995 Nottingham C2 team 1993 Mezzana C2 1999 La Seu d'Urgell C2 team European Championships 2000 Mezzana C2

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).

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

World Cup individual podiums

				Total
C2	11	6	6	23

Season	Date	Venue	Position	Event
1990	1 July 1990	Wausau	1st	C2
	1990	Savage River	3rd	C2
	11 August 1990	Augsburg	3rd	C2
1991	11 July 1991	Reals	3rd	C2
1992	31 May 1992	Nottingham	1st	C2
1993	18 July 1993	La Seu d'Urgell	3rd	C2
	25 July 1993	Lofer	3rd	C2
	21 August 1993	Minden	2nd	C2
1994	26 June 1994	Nottingham	1st	C2
	18 September 1994	Asahi, Aichi	2nd	C2
1995	9 July 1995	Mezzana	2nd	C2
	16 July 1995	Lofer	1st	C2
1996	21 April 1996	Ocoee	1st	C2
	16 June 1996	Augsburg	1st	C2
	29 September 1996	Três Coroas	1st	C2
1997	22 June 1997	Bourg St.-Maurice	1st	C2
	29 June 1997	Björbo	2nd	C2
	28 July 1997	Ocoee	1st	C2
1998	21 June 1998	Tacen	3rd	C2
	28 June 1998	Augsburg	1st	C2
1999	3 October 1999	Penrith	2nd	C2
2000	30 April 2000	Penrith	1st	C2
	2 July 2000	Saint-Pé-de-Bigorre	2nd	C2

References

• DatabaseOlympics.com profile
• Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: 11 March 2016.
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Adisson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.

External links

• Frank Adisson at Olympedia
• Frank Adisson at Olympics.com