INSEP
INSEP, the National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance (Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance), is a French training institute and center for excellence in sports that trains elite athletes. It is located on the outskirts of Paris, in the Bois de Vincennes.[1][2][3]
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Former names | from the merger of INS (the National Institute of Sport) and ENSEP (L'École Normale Supérieure d'Éducation Physique), and has roots in the 1817 Amoros Military Gymnasium. |
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Location | Paris , France 48°49′53″N 2°27′13″E |
Website | www |
History, activities, and structure
It was formed in 1975 from the merger of INS (the National Institute of Sport) and ENSEP (L'École Normale Supérieure d'Éducation Physique), and has roots in the 1817 Amoros Military Gymnasium.[2] It trains athletes in 26 different sports.[4]
It operates under the French Ministry of Youth and Sport, and functions based on centralized athletic partnerships with prominent high schools in Paris — such as Lycée Condorcet, Lycée Saint-Louis, Lycée Janson de Sailly, GHS Claude Monet, and The International School of Paris — with a measure of autonomy.[2]
Notable alumni
- Nicolas Beaudan, fencer
- Yannick Borel, fencer
- Frédéric Bourdillon (born 1991), French-Israeli basketball player
- Clint Capela, basketball player
- Boris Dallo, basketball player
- Stéphane Diagana, hurdler
- Boris Diaw, basketball player[5]
- Tony Estanguet, slalom canoeist
- Romain Gazave, ice skater
- Anne-Caroline Graffe, taekwondo athlete
- Sandrine Gruda, basketball player
- Damien Inglis, basketball player
- Joffrey Lauvergne, basketball player
- Émilie Le Pennec, gymnast
- Lila Meesseman-Bakir, swimmer
- Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, middle-distance runner
- Tony Parker, basketball player[6]
- Marie-José Pérec, sprinter
- Johan Petro, basketball player[7]
- Lucas Pouille, tennis professional[8]
- Teddy Riner, judoka
- Ronny Turiaf, basketball player[9]
Notable faculty
- Alphonse Halimi, boxer
See also
References
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- John Ireland (2004). Advanced PE for OCR A2. Heinemann. ISBN 9780435506124. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- Science and Racket Sports III: The Proceedings of the Eighth International Table Tennis Federation Sports Science Congress and The Third World Congress of Science and Racket Sports. Psychology Press. 2004. ISBN 9780203436646. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- RICKI STEIN (October 25, 1985). "French Nationals Take On U.s. Women Today, Tomorrow Gymnastics". The Morning Call. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3lZdxY53M0&t=16m56s. Missing or empty
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(help) - Jack McCallum (June 16, 2003). "Outplaying Jason Kidd, Paris-schooled point guard Tony". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- Allen, Percy (June 29, 2005). "Sonics: Sonics take two players from France". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
- http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/lucas-pouille/pf39/bio. Missing or empty
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(help) - "Passion player, Gonzaga's Ronny Turiaf gives the maximum effort on court and off in the spirit of a true Zag". The News Tribune. December 1, 2004. Retrieved October 27, 2013.