Yanis David

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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.

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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]

David won gold in the triple jump event at the Youth Olympic Games of 2014 at Nanjing, China. [3] She qualified for the 2015 European Junior Championships long jump qualifying round, but did not start.

With a mark 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 gold medal in the long jump event, clearing 6.42m. [5]

College

While at Florida, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female track and field competitor in 2019. [6] [7]

Personal Bests

Personal Bests
EventMarkPlaceDate
Long Jump Outdoor6.67m Knoxville 12 May 2018
Indoor6.49m College Station 24 February 2018
Triple Jump Outdoor14.15m Tarragona 29 June 2018
Indoor14.11m College Station 25 February 2018

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References

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