JEAN-PAUL Isaac

United States of America
Athletics
4 Feb 1993
28
Male
T13
GURNEE, IL
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's 100m - T13 4
Men's Long Jump - T13 3 Bronze Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Track
Men's 100m - T13 Round 1 - Heat 2
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Men's 100m - T13 Final
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Long Jump
Men's Long Jump - T13 Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
World Championships
1Men's High Jump T132017London, GBR2.17
2Long Jump - T132019Dubai, UAE7.18
3Long Jump - T132017London, GBR6.84
DNF4x100m Relay - T11-132017London, GBRDNF
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Sociology - Lewis University, Romeoville, IL, USA
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English
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His mother played basketball for Lewis University in Romeoville, IL, United States of America. (sportfuelslife.com, 16 Dec 2020)
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He has competed in able-bodied athletics at university level in the United States of America. (teamusa.org, 25 Aug 2018)
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He took up able-bodied athletics at age 18 after he was not selected for his college basketball team. He got involved in competitive Para athletics in 2017. (teamusa.org, 13 Jul 2017; dailyherald.com, 26 May 2011)
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He competed in able-bodied athletics at university, and was encouraged to explore Para athletics by his university coach. He was then introduced to US Para athlete Roderick Townsend during his senior year of university. "He pushed me forward and pretty much opened the door for me. So I figured, I may as well walk through it." (teamusa.org, 13 Jul 2017; dailyherald.com, 26 May 2011)
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To finish on the podium at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (teamusa.org, 03 Oct 2020)
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He trains at the Olympic Training Center in San Diego, CA, United States of America. (sportfuelslife.com, 16 Dec 2020)
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US basketball players Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. (sportfuelslife.com, 16 Dec 2020; teamusa.org, 13 Jul 2017)
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His mother. (sportfuelslife.com, 16 Dec 2020)
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He listens to music before competitions, and eats gummy worms in between jumps. (teamusa.org, 13 Jul 2017)
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"No excuses." (Facebook profile, 12 Oct 2020)

General Interest

Classification
F13, T13 (IPC, 04 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (teamusa.org, 13 Jul 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (teamusa.org, 13 Jul 2017)

Impairment Details
He was born with juvenile retinoschisis, a vision impairment that affects his peripheral and central vision. (teamusa.org, 25 Aug 2018, 13 Jul 2017)

General
HIGH JUMP ADVANTAGE
He believes his vision impairment can give him an advantage when competing in the high jump. "A lot of high jumpers look at the bar during their entire approach, so they see the actual height. Me on the other hand, I really don't see it, so I'm just going up on feel. In my last two steps, that's when I see the bar. I think that's an advantage because of the mental aspect of the sport. I'm not mentally psyched out because I cannot see the bar when I first approach it." (teamusa.org, 13 Jul 2017)

CAREER ORIGINS
He played basketball in his youth and did not consider athletics until he was challenged to a race against the fastest sprinter in his high school. He lost the bet but later took part in a try out where he was spotted by coaches. "I had the fastest 40-yard dash. We did broad jump and vertical jump, and I placed first in all three of them. It was great. The coaches really saw something in me. If I never made that bet on being faster than the fastest kid in the track team then I would never have done track. By taking a chance on doing that, I took a chance on Paralympics. Now I'm here and I couldn't be happier." (paralympic.org, 13 Jun 2018; teamusa.org, 13 Jul 2017)

Legend
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Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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