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==Early life==
==Early life==
Tanguy de La Forest was born in [[Rennes]] on 21 April 1978.<ref>{{cite web |title=Surenjav Ulambayar |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/surenjav-ulambayar_3415532 |publisher=Olympics.com |language=en |date=2024 |access-date=29 August 2024 }}</ref> At a young age, he was diagnosed with infantile spinal muscular atrophy and by the time he was ten years old, he had to use an electric wheelchair.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.groupebpce.com/en/all-the-latest-news/portrait-of-tanguy-de-la-forest-a-para-shooting-champion-sponsored-by-the-caisse-depargne-ile-de-france-via-the-performance-pact/|title=Portrait of Tanguy de La Forest, a para-shooting champion sponsored by the Caisse d’Epargne Ile-de-France via the Performance Pact|date=8 April 2022|publisher=Groupe BPCE}}</ref> He discovered shooting at a very young age before starting sport shooting.<ref name="JO">{{cite web|url=https://france-paralympique.fr/paralympiens/tanguy-de-la-forest/|title=fiche du comité paralympique|publisher=French Paralympic Committee|accessdate=30 August 2024|language=fr}}</ref>
Tanguy de La Forest was born in [[Rennes]] on 21 April 1978.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tanguy de La Forest |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/tanguy-de-la-forest_2286969 |publisher=Olympics.com |language=en |date=2024 |access-date=30 August 2024 }}</ref> At a young age, he was diagnosed with infantile spinal muscular atrophy and by the time he was ten years old, he had to use an electric wheelchair.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.groupebpce.com/en/all-the-latest-news/portrait-of-tanguy-de-la-forest-a-para-shooting-champion-sponsored-by-the-caisse-depargne-ile-de-france-via-the-performance-pact/|title=Portrait of Tanguy de La Forest, a para-shooting champion sponsored by the Caisse d’Epargne Ile-de-France via the Performance Pact|date=8 April 2022|publisher=Groupe BPCE}}</ref> He discovered shooting at a very young age before starting sport shooting.<ref name="JO">{{cite web|url=https://france-paralympique.fr/paralympiens/tanguy-de-la-forest/|title=fiche du comité paralympique|publisher=French Paralympic Committee|accessdate=30 August 2024|language=fr}}</ref>


==Sporting career==
==Sporting career==

Revision as of 20:09, 30 August 2024

Tanguy de La Forest
Personal information
Born (1978-04-21) 21 April 1978 (age 46)
Rennes, France
Sport
Country France
SportParalympic shooting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 10 m air pistol SH1

Tanguy de La Forest (born 21 April 1978) is a French Paralympic shooter. He won a silver medal in the 10 metre air rifle standing SH2 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris.

Early life

Tanguy de La Forest was born in Rennes on 21 April 1978.[1] At a young age, he was diagnosed with infantile spinal muscular atrophy and by the time he was ten years old, he had to use an electric wheelchair.[2] He discovered shooting at a very young age before starting sport shooting.[3]

Sporting career

A member of the French Paralympic shooting team since 1998, La Forest participated in his first Paralympic Games in London in 2012, where he finished 5th in the competition.

In 2014, he won a bronze medal at the World Shooting Para Sport Championships.[3] La Forest won a gold medal at the 2022 World Shooting Para Sport Championships, in the Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 and Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2 events.[4][5] On 30 August 2024, he won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[6] He is also a member of the board of directors of the Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.[7]

Personal life

Professionally, La Forest created a recruitment firm “Défi RH” in 2006, specializing in the recruitment of disabled workers.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Tanguy de La Forest". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Portrait of Tanguy de La Forest, a para-shooting champion sponsored by the Caisse d'Epargne Ile-de-France via the Performance Pact". Groupe BPCE. 8 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b "fiche du comité paralympique" (in French). French Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  4. ^ "R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 - Final Results" (PDF). SIUS. 8 November 2022.
  5. ^ "R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2 - Final Results" (PDF). SIUS. 11 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Paris 2024: Focused Lekhara defends Paralympic gold, Tanguy finally gets first medal". paralympic.org. 30 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Board of Directors". Paris 2024. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  8. ^ "vie privée et professionnelle". declicetaudace.com (in French).
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