RUPERT Iliana

Date of Birth: 12 Jul 2001

Age: 20

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.94/6'4''

Place of birth: SEVRES

Birth Country:

France

Place of residence : FRANCE

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Basketball	Women FRA France	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #09 JPN Japan 74 FRA France 70	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #23 FRA France 87 NGR Nigeria 62	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #34 FRA France 82 USA United States 93	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Quarterfinal #44 ESP Spain 64 FRA France 67	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Semifinal #48 JPN Japan 87 FRA France 71	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Bronze Medal Game #49 SRB Serbia 76 FRA France 91	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

European Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2021
2	Women	2019

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Languages spoken:

Bourges Basket [France] since 2018

Olivier Lafargue [club], FRA; Valerie Garnier [national], FRA

Position style:

Power forward (basketlfb.com, 20 Mar 2020)

Sporting relatives:

Her father Thierry Rupert was a professional basketball player and represented France at 2003 European Championships in Sweden. Her brother Rayan has trained in the sport at the National Institute for Sport, Expertise and Performance [INSEP] in Paris, France. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 May 2020; sarthe.fr, 02 Apr 2020; la1ere.francetvinfo.fr, 17 Dec 2019; leparisien.fr, 04 Jul 2019, 10 Feb 2013)

2019 for France (FFBB YouTube channel, 12 Jul 2019)

A kneecap injury affected her 2016/17 season. (parlons-basket.com, 19 Sep 2017)

National league:

Ligue Feminine de Basketball [FRA] (basketlfb.com, 20 Mar 2020)

She began playing basketball at age four in Pau, France. (leparisien.fr, 04 Jul 2019)

She followed her father into the sport, and also joined a club so she could be with her friends. (FFBB YouTube channel, 12 Jul 2019)

To win the EuroLeague, to play in the WNBA in the United States of America, and win a major international competition with the French national team. (fiba.basketball, 23 Apr 2020; FFBB YouTube channel, 12 Jul 2019)

Her father. (leparisien.fr, 04 Jul 2019)

She was named Best Young Player of the 2020 EuroLeague. (fiba.basketball, 23 Apr 2020)

She was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2017 U16 European Championships in Bourges, France. (basketlfb.com, 20 Mar 2020)

General Interest

General
SHIRT TRIBUTE
She wears the number 12 jersey in tribute to her father Thierry Rupert, a former professional player who passed away in 2013. "It's an honour to wear his number and I'm proud to be his daughter. I have always used this number and I expect to wear it throughout my entire career. I'm proud to be compared to him. He was a great player and a great man. He will always be my role model." (leparisien.fr, 04 Jul 2019; parlons-basket.com, 19 Sep 2017)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

Timing and scoring provided by OMEGA. Results powered by Atos