BEAUGRAND Cassandre

General
SUNSTROKE IN TOKYO
She was taken to hospital in 2019 after suffering sunstroke and experiencing abdominal pain during a triathlon test event in Tokyo, Japan. The event was staged in temperatures higher than 35 degrees Celsius with a humidity level of 85%. In order to be prepared for the potential for similar conditions at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she and the French national team have trained in a thermoroom that simulated the weather conditions at the test event. "It's like training in a sauna. It's not pleasant." (olympics.org, 02 Jun 2021; challenges.fr, 15 Aug 2019)

DISCIPLINE STRUGGLES
She considers cycling to be her weakest discipline in triathlon. "I struggle to find a good balance between the three disciplines, especially in terms of intensity during training. With the bike I was in unknown territory at the beginning. I had to call some specialists in order to explain certain things to me. With time and experience I am less afraid than before, but I sustained a very strong crash in Hamburg [Germany] in 2017 which took me some time to regain my courage." She also admits that she found swimming difficult when she first tried the sport. "I was learning to swim at a water polo club and at the beginning I kept on nearly drowning." (lefigaro.fr, 22 Dec 2018; spe15.fr, 15 Mar 2015)

OCCUPATION
She has served as an athlete member of the French national gendarmerie. (lessor.org, 14 May 2021)

In 2018 she became the first female triathlete representing France to win a World Series event when she claimed gold in the sprint distance at the 2018 event in Hamburg, Germany. (SportsDeskOnline, 23 Jun 2021; lequipe.fr, 09 Jul 2019)

At age 19 and 89 days she was the youngest competitor in the women's event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 23 Jun 2021; sportmag.fr, 20 Oct 2018)