Cédric Forgit (born 23 February 1982 in Cognac)[1] is a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1998 to 2008.

Cédric Forgit
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  France
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Foz do Iguaçu C2 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée C2
Silver medal – second place 2002 Bratislava C2 team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Skopje C2
Silver medal – second place 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Tacen C2 team
U23 European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Kraków C2
Silver medal – second place 2004 Kraków C2 team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Bratislava C2
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Bratislava C2
Gold medal – first place 2000 Bratislava C2 team
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Solkan C2 team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Solkan C2

Forgit won a silver medal in the C2 team event at the 2007 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. He also won five medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 3 silvers and 1 bronze).[2]

Forgit finished fourth in the C2 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[3]

His partner in the C2 boat throughout his active career was Martin Braud.

World Cup individual podiums edit

Season Date Venue Position Event
2004 25 Apr 2004 Athens 2nd C2
2006 2 Jul 2006 L'Argentière-la-Bessée 1st C21
2007 18 Mar 2007 Foz do Iguaçu 3rd C22
2008 22 Jun 2008 Prague 3rd C2
1 European Championship counting for World Cup points
2 Pan American Championship counting for World Cup points

References edit

  1. ^ "Cédric Forgit". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Cedric FORGIT (FRA)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Canoeing results". BBC Online. 24 August 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2014.