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
In France, secondary education is in two stages:
* ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15.
* ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between ...
,
GHS Claude Monet, and The
International School of Paris — with a measure of autonomy.
Notable alumni
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Nicolas Beaudan (born 1975), escrimeur
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Evan Fournier, joueur de basket-ball
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Yannick Borel
Yannick Borel (born 5 November 1988) is a French right-handed épée fencer.
Borel is a two-time team European champion, four-time individual European champion, four-time team world champion, and 2018 individual world champion.
A three-time O ...
, escrimeur
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Frédéric Bourdillon (born 1991), French-Israeli basketball player in the
Israel Basketball Premier League
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Clint Capela, joueur de basket-ball
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Boris Dallo, joueur de basket-ball
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Stéphane Diagana
Stéphane Diagana (born 23 July 1969 in Saint-Affrique, Aveyron) is a retired, French track and field sprinter and hurdler. His specialities were the 400 metres hurdles and the 4 x 400 metres relay.
Diagana won the 400 metres h ...
, haie
*
Boris Diaw, joueur de basket-ball
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Tony Estanguet, canoéiste de slalom
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Romain Gazave (born 1976), patineur sur glace
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Anne-Caroline Graffe, athlète de taekwondo
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Sandrine Gruda
Sandrine Gruda (born 25 June 1987) is a French professional basketball player for PF Schio. Her primary position is center.
Before the WNBA
She is the daughter of Ulysse Gruda, who played for the French men's national basketball team, and gre ...
, basket-balliste
*
Damien Inglis, basketteur
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Daniel Jérent (born in 1991), escrimeur
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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 right ...
, basketteur
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Émilie Le Pennec, gymnaste
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Lila Meesseman-Bakir, nageuse
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Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, coureuse de fond moyenne
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Tony Parker, joueur de basket-ball
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Marie-José Pérec
Marie-José Pérec (born 9 May 1968) is a retired French track and field sprinter who specialised in the 200 and 400 metres and is a three-time Olympic gold medalist.
Athletics career
Pérec won the 1991 World Championships 400 metres title ...
, sprinter
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Johan Petro, joueur de basket-ball
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Yves Pons, basketteur
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Lucas Pouille (born 1994), professionnel du tennis
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Teddy Riner, judoka
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Ronny Turiaf, joueur de basket-ball
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Cyrian Ravet
Cyrian Ravet (born 5 September 2002) is a French taekwondo athlete. He won the gold medal at the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships
The 2021 European Taekwondo Championships, the 24th edition of the European Taekwondo Championships, was held ...
, athlète de taekwondo
Notable faculty
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Alphonse Halimi
Alphonse Halimi (February 18, 1932 – November 12, 2006) was a French boxer. He took the World Bantamweight Championship on April 1, 1957, in Paris, and the European Bantamweight Championship three years later.
Early life
He was born in Constan ...
, boxer
See also
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Sport in France
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Sports Studies in France In France, sport-étude (English: Sports studies) sections are specialised state institutions combining traditional school studies with high level sport education.
To account for the weakness of sports education in the traditional French school cur ...
References
External links
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National Institutes of Sport
Educational institutions established in 1975
1975 establishments in France
Universities and colleges in Paris
Sport schools in France
Sports academies