- Jérôme Romain
Jérôme Romain (born
June 12 ,1971 inSaint-Martin ,France ) is a former world-class track and field athlete who competed mainly in thetriple jump .Born in France, Romain represented the small Caribbean island of
Dominica before he became a French citizen in 1999.Romain competed collegiately for Blinn Junior College and the University of Arkansas. He graduated from Arkansas in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology/athletic training. He received his master's degree in kinesiology/exercise science from Arkansas in 2000.
Romain was the assistant coach for jumps at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison for four years following his graduation. He is currently the jumps coach atBrown University inProvidence, Rhode Island .In 2008, Romain was selected to coach the Dominica track and field team at the
2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing . In addition, he was given the honor of carrying the national flag at the Opening Ceremonies.Achievements
*1997 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal, triple jump
*1996 Summer Olympics - 12th place, triple jump
*1995 World Championships in Athletics - bronze medal, triple jump
*1995 Pan American Games - silver medal, triple jump
*1995 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal, triple jump
*1995 Central American and Caribbean Championships - silver medal, long jump
*1994 Jeux de la Francophonie - silver medal, long jumpPersonal bests
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Triple jump - 17.59 (1995)
*Long jump - 7.90 (1993)
*100 metres - 10.70 (1992)World rankings
Romain was ranked among the top ten triple jumpers in the world by "
Track and Field News " on four occasions [http://trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/tjworldranking.pdf] :References
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