INSEP

48°49′53″N 2°27′13″E / 48.831389°N 2.453611°E / 48.831389; 2.453611CampusBois de Vincennes (Paris)Websitewww.insep.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

Nicolas Beaudan, Fencing
Yannick Borel, Fencing
Frédéric Bourdillon, Basketball
Marine Boyer, Artistic Gymnastics
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
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
Ronny Turiaf, Basketball^[9]

Notable faculty

Alphonse Halimi, boxer

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^ "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.