Edrick Bertholan Floréal (born October 5, 1966 in

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, Haiti) is a

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coach for the

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and women's track and field program and retired

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and

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er from

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Career

Athletics career

Floréal finished fourth in the triple jump at the 1987 Pan American Games. He represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. At the

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, he finished 18th in the qualifying round of the Triple Jump; at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, he finished 28th in the qualifying round in the Long Jump. He is the Canadian record holder in the long jump and triple jump, with marks of and . Floréal competed collegiately for the

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, a school fabled for its jumping prowess. He won the

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s triple jump in both 1989 and 1990 and at the Outdoor Championships in 1988, 1989 and 1990.

Coaching career

Floréal was the director of track and field at Stanford University from 1998 to 2012. He was named the "West Regional Coach of the Year" for the 2010 indoor season by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Floréal was signed as the head coach of the

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men and women's cross country and track teams on July 9, 2012. Floréal was named Head Track and Field Coach at the

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in June 2018.

Personal life

Floréal is married to LaVonna Martin-Floreal, the 1992 Olympic silver medalist in the 100-meter hurdles. They have two children, one of whom, E.J., played three seasons for the

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team before leaving the program in August 2016 to join the UK track program full-time.

International competitions

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Floreal, Edrick 1966 births Living people People from Gonaïves Canadian male long jumpers Canadian male triple jumpers Haitian male athletes Canadian track and field coaches American track and field coaches Olympic male long jumpers Olympic male triple jumpers Olympic track and field athletes of Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Japan Championships in Athletics winners Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes Kentucky Wildcats track and field coaches Kentucky Wildcats cross country coaches Stanford Cardinal track and field coaches Stanford Cardinal cross country coaches Black Canadian track and field athletes Haitian Quebecers Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Haitian emigrants to Canada Naturalized citizens of Canada