Jean-Baptiste Alaize (born 10 May 1991) is a French athlete with an amputated tibia, who specialises in sprint and long jump. He represented France at the 2016 Paralympic Games.
Early life edit
Alaize was born in Burundi, in 1991, just days before the Burundian Civil War broke out. At three years old, the conflict required one of his legs to be amputated. He arrived in France 12 July 1998, to receive a prosthesis and remained in Montpellier. He runs with this carbon prosthesis specially designed for handisport. He entered INSEP in 2010 .
He is a member of the 'Lollipop suckers' club, a group of more than 90 famous elite created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization placed under the High Patronage of H.S.H Prince Albert II. This group of top level champions, wish to make sport a tool for dialogue and social cohesion. http://www.peace-sport.org/our-champions-of-peace/
Career edit
Alaize has been long jump world champion four times, for athletes under 23 years. He joined the Elite French Team for the first time in January 2011 during the Handisport World Championship, at Christchurch (New Zealand), when he achieved a sixth place in long jump and eighth place in 200m sprint.
Personal records edit
- 60 m : 7 s 60 (February 25, 2012)
- 100 m : 11 s 80 (July 29, 2011)
- 200 m : 24 s 28 (June 22, 2012)
- Long jump : 6,81 m (June 28, 2016)[1]
Prize list edit
World Championship younger than 23
Long jump edit
- 2007 World champion
- 2009 World champion and record man
- 2010 World champion and world record man
100 meter sprint edit
- third in 2008
- second in 2009
- third in 2010
200 meter sprint edit
- third in 2008
Documentary edit
Jean-Baptiste Alaize's story of overcoming adversity is told in the Netflix documentary Rising Phoenix, where he is featured among nine Paralympians.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Men's Long Jump - T43/44 Final". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Jean-Baptiste Alaize - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
External links edit
- Jean-Baptiste Alaize at the International Paralympic Committee
- Jean-Baptiste Alaize at Équipe de France (in French)
- Jean-Baptiste Alaize at France Paralympique (in French)
- Jean Baptiste Alaize on Instagram
