Yanis Esmerelda David is a French athlete, born on 12 December 1997.[1] Yanis is a specialist in the women'striple jump, representing France and its overseas department ofGuadeloupe in international competition.
David was born in 1997 inLes Abymes. She attended the Cite Scolaire d'Excellence Sportive inAbymes, Guadeloupe and enrolled in 2015 at theUniversity of Florida.[2]
David won gold in the triple jump event at theYouth 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-oldCARIFTA record for the women's Long Jump at the 2016 edition of the Games in St George's, Grenada.
At theIAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016, Yanis won the gold medal in the long jump event, clearing 6.42m.[5]
While atFlorida, she won theHonda Sports Award as the nation's best female track and field competitor in 2019.[6][7]
| Event | Mark | Place | Date | |
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| 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 | |
World U20 Champions in women'slong jump | |
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