INSEP

INSEP
Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance (National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance)

Location	Paris , France 48°49′53″N 2°27′13″E
Campus	Bois de Vincennes (Paris)
Website	www.insep.fr/fr

INSEP, the National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance (Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance), is a French sport boarding school, training institute and center that trains elite athletes. It is located on the outskirts of Paris, in the Bois de Vincennes.[1][2][3]

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]

As a boarding school, it provides bedrooms divided into 2 buildings: from 15 years old to 17 years old and over 18 years old. Athletes have school on site up to the baccalaureate as well as some higher education courses.

Notable alumni

Teddy Riner

Tony Estanguet

Tony Parker

• Nicolas Beaudan, Fencing
• Yannick Borel, Fencing
• Frédéric Bourdillon, Basketball
• Marine Boyer, Artistic gymnastics
• Manon Brunet, Fencing
• Clint Capela, Basketball
• Boris Dallo, Basketball
• Stéphane Diagana, Track & field
• Boris Diaw, Basketball[5]
• Tony Estanguet, Whitewater slalom
• Evan Fournier, Basketball
• Romain Gazave (born 1976), Ice skating
• Anne-Caroline Graffe, Taekwondo
• Sandrine Gruda, Basketball
• Ronan Gustin, Fencing
• Damien Inglis, Basketball
• Daniel Jérent, Fencing
• Joffrey Lauvergne, Basketball
• Émilie Le Pennec, Artistic gymnastics
• Lila Meesseman-Bakir, Synchronized swimming
• Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, Middle distance running
• Tony Parker, Basketball[6]
• Marie-José Pérec, Track & Field
• Johan Petro, Basketball[7]
• Yves Pons, Basketball
• Claire Pontlevoy, Artistic gymnastics
• Lucas Pouille, Tennis[8]
• Cyrian Ravet, Taekwondo
• Teddy Riner, Judo
• Michel Sebastiani, Modern pentathlon and fencing
• Ronny Turiaf, Basketball[9]

Notable faculty

• Alphonse Halimi, boxer

See also

• Institut de recherche biomédicale et d'épidémiologie du sport
• Sport in France
• Sports Studies in France

References

1. Mobilereference (2007). Travel Paris for Smartphones and Mobile Devices. ISBN 9781605010267. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
2. John Ireland (2004). Advanced PE for OCR A2. Heinemann. ISBN 9780435506124. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
3. 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.
4. Ricki Stein (October 25, 1985). "French Nationals Take On U.S. Women Today, Tomorrow Gymnastics". The Morning Call. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
5. "YouTube". YouTube.^[dead YouTube link]
6. Jack McCallum (16 June 2003). "Outplaying Jason Kidd, Paris-schooled point guard Tony Parker helped stake the Spurs to an early lead". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013.
7. Allen, Percy (29 June 2005). "Sonics take two players from France". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
8. "Lucas Pouille - Overview". ATP Tour - Tennis.
9. "A player with passion, Gonzaga's Ronny Turiaf gives maximum effort on and off the court in the spirit of a true Zag". 1 December 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2013.

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