Frank Adisson
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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).[1]
Frank Adisson is also a graduate of the EM Lyon Business School.[2]
World Cup individual podiums
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C2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 1969 births
- Living people
- French male canoeists
- Olympic canoeists for France
- Olympic gold medalists for France
- Olympic bronze medalists for France
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
- Emlyon Business School alumni
- Sportspeople from Tarbes
- 20th-century French sportsmen
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