Isaac Jean-Paul (born February 4, 1993) is a visually impaired American Paralympic athlete competing in high jump and long jump events. He is a two-time medalist in the men's long jump T13 event at the

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. He is also a four-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the

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Career

In 2017, Jean-Paul set a new world record of 2.17 m in the men's high jump T13 event at the

held in London, United Kingdom. He also won the bronze medal in the men's long jump T13 event. In 2019, Jean-Paul qualified to represent the

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at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the Inte ...

after winning the silver medal in the men's long jump T13 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In this event, he also set a new personal best of 7.18m. Jean-Paul won the bronze medal in the men's long jump T13 event at the

held in Tokyo, Japan. In 2023, he won the gold medal in the men's long jump T13 event at the

held in Paris, France.

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Living people 1993 births Paralympic athletes (track and field) with a vision impairment Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States American male high jumpers American male long jumpers World Para Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for the United States Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States Sportspeople from Evanston, Illinois Track and field athletes from Illinois Lewis Flyers athletes People from Gurnee, Illinois Sportspeople from Lake County, Illinois 21st-century American sportsmen American blind people Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) {{US-highjump-athletics-bio-stub