Flora Hyacinth (born 10 March 1966 in

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)http://flofusionfitness.com/meet-the-doctor/ is a retired female

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete from the

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who specialized in the

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...

and

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

Career

Earlier in her career, especially while competing for the Crimson Tide Track and Field Team at the

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, she also competed in the

and

hurdles Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

. 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

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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

* 400 metres - 54.70 s (1985) *

100 metres hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first hurdle is ...

- 13.33 s (1987) *

400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once ...

- 57.55 s (1986) *

Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...

- 6.72 m (1998) *

Triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

- 13.73 m (1987)

Achievements

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hyacinth, Flora 1966 births Living people United States Virgin Islands triple jumpers United States Virgin Islands female sprinters United States Virgin Islands long jumpers United States Virgin Islands female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for the United States Virgin Islands Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Virgin Islands Alabama Crimson Tide women's track and field athletes Female triple jumpers Female long jumpers Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the United States Virgin Islands Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the United States Virgin Islands Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics