Flora Hyacinth

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Flora Hyacinth
Personal information
Born (1966-03-10) March 10, 1966 (age 59)
St. Lucia
Sport
Sport Track and field
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Santiago 400m hurdles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Maracaibo Long jump
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1986 SantiagoLong jump
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 San Juan Long jump
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Bridgetown 400m

Flora Hyacinth (born March 10, 1966, in ) [1] is a retired female track and field athlete from the United States Virgin Islands who specialized in the long jump and triple jump.

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Career

Earlier in her career, especially while competing for the Crimson Tide Track and Field Team at the University of Alabama, she also competed in the triple jump and hurdles. On May 17, 1987, at a meet in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S., Flora surpassed the world record in the triple jump with a jump of 13.73 metres, but the feat could not be given official recognition because the meet officials lacked appropriate measuring tools. Yet, she is still included on unofficial world record progression lists. While at the University of Alabama, she became a member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority in 1986 through the Iota Eta chapter.

Personal life

After pursuing her athletic career, Hyacinth went on to pursue a career as a chiropractor. Hyacinth currently practices at her own clinic in San Diego, California.

Personal bests

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands
1984 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) San Juan, Puerto Rico 8th400 m60.53
4th400 m hurdles64.71
3rdLong jump5.60 m
4th4 × 100 m relay50.84
4th4 × 400 m relay4:00.05
1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Santiago, Dom. Rep. 1st400 m hurdles [2] 57.55
3rdLong jump [2] 6.36 m
1992 World Cup Havana, Cuba 5thLong jump6.43 m w  (3.3 m/s)
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 12thTriple jump11.40 m
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 1stLong jump [2] 6.57 m
World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 8thLong jump6.02 m   (0.6 m/s)

References

  1. "Meet the doctor". Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Central American and Caribbean Games (Women) - GBR Athletics
Records
Preceded by Women's Triple Jump World Record Holder
Not officially ratified by the IAAF

1987-05-17 1987-06-06
Succeeded by