Yanis David

Yanis David competing in the women's triple jump in 2018

Yanis Esmerelda David is a French athlete, born on 12 December 1997.[1] Yanis is a specialist in the women's triple jump, representing France and its overseas department of Guadeloupe in international competition.

Life

David was born in 1997 in Les Abymes. She attended the Cite Scolaire d'Excellence Sportive in Abymes, Guadeloupe and enrolled in 2015 at the University of Florida.[2] Prior to her enrolment at UF in 2015,.

David won gold at the Youth Olympic Games of 2014 at Nanjing, China. She qualified for the 2015 European Junior Championships long jump qualifying round, but did not start. Her triple jump personal-best mark of 13.65 m was recorded at the 2015 Hampton Games in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.[3]

With a personal-best clearance of 6.48 m [4] Yanis reset the 27-year-old CARIFTA record for the women's Long Jump at the 2016 edition of the Games in St George's, Grenada.

At the IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016, Yanis won the first medal for France in the 30-year history of the meet, clearing 6.42 m for gold.[5]

EventResultVenueDate
Long Jump 6.48 +0.0 St George's (NS) 26 MAR 2016
Triple Jump 13.65 +1.0 Port of Spain (H. Crawford) 23 MAY 2015
Heptathlon Girls 4895 Sainte-Rose 23 FEB 2014

References

  1. ↑ "Yanis David | Profile". Iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Yanis David Profile". floridagators.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Triple Jump Women, 2015 Hampton International Games". ttnaaa.org. 2015-05-03. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Peters Provides The Highlight Of The 2016 CARIFTA Games". iaaf.org. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Long Jump Women, IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016". iaaf.org. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 6 September 2016.



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