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Para Track and Field

Isaac Jean-Paul

Paralympian 2020, 2024

Isaac Jean-Paul
  • 0

    GOLD

  • 1

    SILVER

  • 1

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Isaac Jean-Paul sprints during a race

Age

32

Hometown

Evanston, IL

Education

Lewis University

classification: T13

Personal
  • Took up track and field when he was 18, after he was not selected for his college basketball team
  • Has a visual impairment called juvenile retinoschisis which affects his peripheral and central vision
  • Was a five-time All-American for Lewis University in the high jump from 2014-16, including a national championship at the 2015 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships
Paralympic Experience
  • 2-time Paralympian; 2-time Paralympic medalist (1 silver, 1 bronze)
    • Paralympic Games Paris 2024, silver (Long Jump T13 - Men), 5th (100m T13 - Men)
    • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, bronze (Long Jump T13 - Men), 4th (100m T13 - Men)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2023 – gold (Long Jump T13 - Men)
  • Years of participation: Long Jump T13 - Men 2017, 2019, 2023; 4 x 100m Relay T11-13 - Men 2017; High Jump T13 - Men 2017
  • Medals: 4 (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
    • Gold – 2023 (Long Jump T13 - Men); 2017 (High Jump T13 - Men)
    • Silver – 2019 (Long Jump T13 - Men)
    • Bronze – 2017 (Long Jump T13 - Men)

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