de la FOREST Tanguy

Date of Birth: 24 Apr 1978

Age: 43

Gender: Male

Sport Class: SH2

Place of birth: RENNES

Birth Country:

France

Place of residence : FRANCE

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	5
	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	5
	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - Final Range	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 Final	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - Final Range	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Final	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 50m Range	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - Final Range	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
4	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	166.9
4	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	167.5
5	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2012	London, GBR	703.8
7	Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH2	2008	Beijing, CHN	699.7
10	Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH2	2008	Beijing, CHN	599
11	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2012	London, GBR	599
12	Mixed Air Rifle Standing SH2	2004	Athens, GRE	592
20	Mixed Air Rifle Prone SH2	2004	Athens, GRE	594
World Championships
2	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2006	Sargans, SUI	704.9
3	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2014	Suhl, GER	188.3
3	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2	2006	Sargans, SUI	683.4
6	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2	2018	Cheongju, KOR	162.7
7	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	146.4
10	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	609.8
11	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2006	Sargans, SUI
13	R9 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH2	2010	Zagreb, CRO	578
16	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2010	Zagreb, CRO
18	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2018	Cheongju, KOR	631.6
26	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2014	Suhl, GER	630.2
28	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2018	Cheongju, KOR	622.3
41	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	629.9
European Championships
5	R4 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2	2018	Belgrade, SRB	187.3
10	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2018	Belgrade, SRB	631.7

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner, Sports Administrator

Marketing - Paris Sorbonne University, France

Partner Gaelle.

Languages spoken:

English, French

Association Sportive du Cercle du Bois de Boulogne [Paris, FRA]

Eric Viller [national]; Valerian Sauveplane [national]

Sporting relatives:

His partner Gaelle Edon has represented France in shooting Para sport, including at the world championships. (declicetaudace.com, 01 Mar 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 07 Mar 2020)

1997 for France (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012)

He began shooting at age 12 in Rennes, France. (Athlete, 08 Feb 2012)

"I come from a very sporty family but I realised early on there would be sports I could not participate in, which was a little frustrating. When I was age 11 I went to a fair where they had a shooting competition and I won." (och.asso.fr, 01 Dec 2009)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympic.org, 24 Sep 2018)

General Interest

Classification
SH2 (IPC, 25 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (banquepopulaire.fr, 01 Dec 2009)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (banquepopulaire.fr, 01 Dec 2009)

Impairment Details
As an infant he was diagnosed with type 2 spinal muscular atrophy, a neuromuscular condition that meant he had to use a wheelchair from age 11, and caused significant weakness in his muscles. (banquepopulaire.fr, 01 Dec 2009; declicetaudace.com, 01 Mar 2020)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as secretary general of the French Paralympic and Sports Committee, and as vice president of the French Para Sport Federation [FFH]. "When I'm training or competing, I'm thinking exclusively about shooting. Conversely, I try to be present and to best fulfill my function as secretary general outside of the sporting arena." (handisport.org, 17 Apr 2018; paralympic.org, 24 Sep 2018; LinkedIn profile, 2018; Twitter profile, 07 Feb 2020)

BUSINESS CAREER
Together with his sister Patricia, he co-founded Defi RH, a recruitment company for people with impairments based in Paris, France. He is also a partner and development manager at Home Diffusion, an advertising and marketing company based in Rennes, France, which was founded by his father. (ombresetlumiere.fr, 03 Jun 2013; viadeo.com; defirh.fr, 14 Apr 2011; declicetaudace.com, 01 Mar 2020)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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