Yanis David

Yanis David
David in 2022
Personal information
Full nameYanis Esmerelda David
NationalityFrench
Born (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 28)
Les Abymes, Guadeloupe
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryFrance
SportAthletics
Events
Triple jump, Long jump
ClubMonster Club Athlé
CA Montreuil 93
Coached byNic Petersen (2016–)
Jorice Bassola (2023–)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  France
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 TarragonaTriple jump
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 BydgoszczLong jump

Yanis Esmerelda David (born 12 December 1997) is a French athlete. 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.

David won gold in the triple jump event 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.

With a mark of 6.48 m 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.

College

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

Personal Bests

Personal Bests
Event Mark Place Date
Long Jump Outdoor 6.67m Knoxville 12 May 2018
Indoor 6.49m College Station 24 February 2018
Triple Jump Outdoor 14.15m Tarragona 29 June 2018
Indoor 14.11m College Station 25 February 2018

References

  1. ↑ "Yanis David". IAAF.org. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Yanis David Profile". floridagators.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  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. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "David Named Honda Sport Award Winner for Track and Field". Florida Gators. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Yanis David of the University of Florida Named Honda Sport Award Winner for Track & Field". CWSA. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.