Edrick Floréal

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Edrick Floréal
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Auckland Triple jump

Edrick Bertholan Floréal (born October 5, 1966 in Gonaïves, Haiti) is a retired long and triple jumper from Canada. Floréal finished fourth in the triple jump at the 1987 Pan American Games. He represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. At the 1988 Summer Olympics he finished 18th in the qualifying round of the Triple Jump, at the 1992 Summer Olympics he finished 28th in the qualifying round in the Long Jump.[1] He is the Canadian record holder in the long jump and triple jump, with marks of 8.20 m (26 ft 10​3⁄4 in) and 17.29 m (56 ft 8​1⁄2 in).[2]

Floréal competed collegiately for the University of Arkansas, a school fabled for its jumping prowess. He won the NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships triple jump in both 1989 and 1990 and at the Outdoor Championships in 1988, 1989 and 1990.[3]

Floréal was the director of track and field at Stanford University[4] from 1998 to 2012. He was named the "West Regional Coach of the Year" for the 2010 Indoor season by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).[5]

Floréal was signed as the head coach of the University of Kentucky men and women's cross country and track teams on July 9, 2012.[6][7] Floréal is married to LaVonna Martin-Floreal, the 1992 Olympic silver medalist in the 100-meter hurdles. The have two children, one of whom, EJ, plays basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team.[8]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland 6th Long jump 7.50 m
8th Triple jump 15.58 m
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 21st (q) Triple jump 16.33 m
Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 4th Triple jump 16.55
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 18th Triple jump 16.11 m
1989 Jeux de la Francophonie Rabat, Morocco 1st Long jump 7.84 m
3rd Triple jump 16.69 m
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 3rd Triple jump 16.89 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 15th Long jump 7.95 m
17th Triple jump 16.68 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 28th Long jump 7.62 m
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 19th (q) Long jump 7.39 m
16th (q) Triple jump 16.84 m
1994 Jeux de la Francophonie Paris, France 1st Triple jump 16.83 m
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 5th Triple jump 16.61 m
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain — Triple jump NM

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  1. ↑ Edrick Floréal. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.
  2. ↑ Canadian Outdoor Records Men. Athletics Canada. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.
  3. ↑ http://www.hogwired.com/pdf2/103362.pdf?ATCLID=801339&SPSID=30837&SPID=2430&DB_OEM_ID=6100
  4. ↑ http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/floreal_edrick00.html Stanford University Track and Field Page
  5. ↑ http://www.gostanford.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/030910aac.html
  6. ↑ http://ky.milesplit.com/articles/89114-stanfords-edrick-floreal-named-head-uk-track-coach
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