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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. 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. It trains athletes in 26 different sports. 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. Notable alumni * Nicolas Beaudan (born 1975), escrimeur * Evan Fournier, joueur de basket-ball * Yannick B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damien Inglis
Damien Roberto Inglis ( ; born May 20, 1995) is a French professional basketball player for Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB and EuroCup. He was selected with the 31st overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Bucks and represents France in international competition. Early life Born in Cayenne, French Guiana, Inglis was a big soccer fan, but as his cousins played streetball, he first began playing basketball at age nine before moving to Paris as a teenager. Several years later, he recalled his move to Paris saying, "I was by myself. I left French Guyana when I was 14 years old. My family was far and I had to play basketball. It was cold, it was tough. I was family-sick, homesick. But I really wanted to make it, so that’s why I kept going." Inglis grew up playing with INSEP, a French training institute for excellence in sports. The school had been previously attended by several promising NBA players such as Tony Parker, Boris Diaw and Ronny Turiaf. During his time with I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Dallo
Boris Omer Dallo (born 12 March 1994) is a French professional basketball player for Cholet Basket of the LNB Pro A. He can play at both guard positions. Early life and youth career Dallo was born in Nantes on 12 March 1994. He began his youth club career at the age of five, playing for Hermine Nantes, before making the move to INSEP academy when he was 15, from 2009 to 2012. Professional career Dallo attended the National Institute of Sport and Physical Education (INSEP). Poitiers (2012–2013) Dallo signed a two-year deal with Poitiers Basket 86 of the LNB Pro A. He made his professional debut in the 2012–13 season. KK Partizan (2013–2015) In August 2013, Dallo signed a four-year contract with the Serbian club Partizan Belgrade. In his first season with Partizan, he won the Basketball League of Serbia defeating Crvena zvezda with 3-1 in the final series. After the end of the 2014–15 season, he parted ways with Partizan. 2015–2017 In July 2015, Dallo returned to Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Parker
William Anthony Parker Jr. (born 17 May 1982) is a French-American former professional basketball player and majority owner of ASVEL Basket in LNB Pro A. Himself the son of a basketball pro, Parker started his career at Paris Basket Racing in the French basketball league before joining the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Spurs with the 28th overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, and quickly became their starting point guard. Parker won four NBA championships ( 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014), all of which were with the Spurs. He also played for ASVEL Basket in France during the 2011 NBA lockout, and finished his playing career after one season with the Charlotte Hornets. He retired as the ninth leading scorer and fifth leading passer in NBA playoffs history. Parker was named to six NBA All-Star games, three All-NBA Second Teams, an All-NBA Third Team and was named MVP of the 2007 NBA Finals. He was also a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric Bourdillon
Frédéric Bourdillon (born March 16, 1991) is a French-Israeli professional basketball player who plays for Hapoel Holon in the Israel Basketball Premier League. Standing at , he plays at the shooting guard position. Early life Bourdillon is Jewish, and was born in Grasse, France. Bourdillon grew up playing with INSEP, a French training institute for excellence in sports. The school had been previously attended by several promising NBA players such as Tony Parker, Boris Diaw, and Ronny Turiaf. During his time with INSEP, he participated in Nike International Junior Tournaments in 2010. Professional career France (2009–2017) In 2009, Bourdillon started his professional career in Olympique Antibes. In 2010, Bourdillon signed with Élan Chalon for the 2010-11 season. Bourdillon won the 2011 French Cup title with Chalon. In 2013-14, he played for Rueil Athletic Club in the French NM1, and averaged 10.7 points and 1.8 steals per game, while shooting 82.4% from the free throw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lila Meesseman-Bakir
Lila Meesseman-Bakir (born 13 March 1987) is a French synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Personal Meesseman-Bakir was born on 13 March 1987 in Moissac. She studied chemistry at Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University. In 2010, she studied management of sports organizations at INSEP. After her end of his sporting career, Meesseman-Bakir joined the popular aquatic show Le Rêve at the Wynn Las Vegas. In 2013, she joined the swimwear company JOG. She is 162 centimetres (5 ft 4 in) tall and weighs 49 kilograms (110 lb). Synchronized swimming Before synchronized swimming, Meesseman-Bakir practiced dance and gymnastics. She started synchronized swimming, at the age of eight years in the team of Dauphins de Montauban. In 2000, she moved to Pays d'Aix Natation and joined INSEP in Paris. Her first international senior competition was for the 2005 World Aquatics Championships which took place in Montreal. She finished 11th with Salomé Lafay and fini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joffrey Lauvergne
Joffrey Lauvergne (born 30 September 1991) is a French professional basketball player for ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.. He was drafted 55th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2013 NBA draft, who then traded his rights to the Denver Nuggets. Professional career Élan Chalon (2009–2012) After two years in INSEP (2007–2009), Joffrey Lauvergne arrived in Chalon-sur-Saône in 2009. With Élan Chalon he won a French League in 2012, two French Cups in 2011 and 2012, and Leaders Cup in 2012. Lauvergne averaged 5.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in the French League. He was waived by the team on 25 November 2012. Valencia (2012) On 28 November 2012 Lauvergne signed a short-term deal with the ACB club Valencia. He averaged 5.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in five matches. Partizan (2012–2014) On 28 December 2012 Lauvergne signed a two and half year contract with Partizan Belgrade. After breakthrough half-season he was having in Partizan, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Jérent
Daniel Jérent (born 4 June 1991) is a French Épée fencer, team world champion in 2014. He was banned from the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo due to a positive urine test for a banned product, after he had otherwise qualified to fence in the individual and team epee events at the Olympics. Career Jérent was born in Guadeloupe, and learnt fencing in Pointe-Noire before joining the centre for promising young fencers in Reims and transferring to Lagardère Paris Racing. He earned a team gold medal at the 2008 Cadets European Championships in Rovigo, and a team bronze medal at the 2011 Junior World Championships at the Dead Sea. He was also French junior champion in 2010 and 2011. Jérent began fencing in the senior category from the 2009–10 season, reaching the table of 16 at the 2010 Tallinn World Cup. The next season he transferred to Escrime Rodez Aveyron and joined INSEP, a state-sponsored institution for high-performance athletes. He reached the quarter-finals in the Tallin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Fournier
Evan Mehdi Fournier (; born 29 October 1992) is a French professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played junior basketball at the French INSEP academy from 2007 to 2009. Early life Fournier was born on 29 October 1992 in Saint-Maurice, a small suburb outside of Paris. He is of Algerian descent by his mother while his father is French. He became interested in basketball in 2002, thanks to the 2001–02 Sacramento Kings team. Fournier wore the number 10 on his jersey in honor of then-Sacramento King, Mike Bibby. Professional career France (2009–2012) In September 2009, Fournier signed a one-year deal with JSF Nanterre of the LNB Pro B. In June 2010, he signed a two-year deal Poitiers Basket 86 of the LNB Pro A. Denver Nuggets (2012–2014) On 28 June 2012, Fournier was selected with the 20th overall pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 2012 NBA draft. On 11 July 2012, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Nugg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romain Gazave
Romain Gazave is an international Coach and choreographer, former competitive figure skater and French pianist, born 11 December 1976 in Bourg-Saint-Maurice/ Les Arcs (French Alps). Figure skating competitive career Member of the French national team and notable alumni from INSEP, Romain was listed SHN (High level sportsman) of the Ministry of Youth and Sports in 1994 and 1995. He became silver medallist at the France national junior championships in 1994 and has participated in numerous international competitions, winning the bronze medal at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Slovakia in 1994. Childhood and sporting career Romain Gazave started figure skating and playing piano at the age of six in Megève. At the age of 12, he joined the CRESA (Regional Center for Sports and Artistic Studies) in Annecy (1988-1992) trained by Didier Monge, Christine Nicolas and Didier Lucine, alongside other skaters such as Vanessa Gusmeroli. After a season spent at the Amiens Patinage Club (1992- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clint Capela
Clint N'Dumba Capela (born May 18, 1994) is a Swiss professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the Hawks' franchise leader in career field-goal percentage, having led the NBA in the same field during the 2017–18 season. He is the highest-earning team athlete in Switzerland's history. Early years Capela was born in Geneva, Switzerland, to an Angolan father and Congolese mother. His parents separated a few months after his birth, leaving his mother to raise him and his brothers by herself. As a child, at first he liked soccer. He was raised partly in foster care. Because he was as a 13-year-old, his brother suggested he switch sports. After meeting Swiss basketball icon Thabo Sefolosha, Capela became more and more fascinated with basketball. At 15 years old, he was spotted at the European Junior Championships with the Swiss team and joined the Chalon-sur-Saône training center, INSEP, in France. Professional caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Émilie Le Pennec
Émilie Le Pennec (born 31 December 1987) is a French retired artistic gymnast. Le Pennec was the 2004 Olympic Champion on the uneven bars and was the first female French gymnast to win an Olympic medal in women's artistic gymnastics. Career Le Pennec was born in La Garenne-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine. Coached by Yves Kieffer at Pôle France INSEP in Paris, she was the French junior national champion in 2002. At her first senior nationals in 2003, she came fifth, but won a silver medal in her specialty, the uneven bars. She represented France at the 2002 Junior European Championships, where she won a bronze medal in the team event. At the 2003 World Gymnastics Championships, Le Pennec was a member of the 10th-place French team. She also qualified for the all-around and the floor exercise finals, where she finished 11th and seventh, respectively. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Le Pennec placed sixth with the French team and 14th in the all-around final. However, she shone in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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