Jean-Baptiste Alaize
Jean-Baptiste Alaize (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
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 INSTEP in 2010 .
Career
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
- 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
World Championship younger than 23
Long jump
- 2007 World champion
- 2008 World champion and world record man
- 2009 World champion and record man
- 2010 World champion and record man
100 meter sprint
- third in 2008
- second in 2009
- third in 2010
200 meter sprint
- third in 2008
References
- ↑ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-25.