Edrick Bertholan Floréal (born October 5, 1966) is a track and field coach for the Texas Longhorns men's track and field and women's track and field program and retired long and triple jumper from Canada.
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 1988 Summer Olympics, he finished 18th in the qualifying round of the Triple Jump; at the 1992 Summer Olympics, he finished 28th in the qualifying round in the Long Jump.Edrick Floréal . Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-05-30. He is the former Canadian record holder in the long jump and current Canadian record holder in the triple jump, with marks of and .Canadian Outdoor Records Men . Athletics Canada. Retrieved on 2016-05-30.
Floréal competed collegiately for the University of Arkansas, a school fabled for its jumping prowess. He won the NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships 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 Universityhttp://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/c-track/mtt/floreal_edrick00.html Stanford University Track and Field Page 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 University of Kentucky men and women's cross country and track teams on July 9, 2012.
Floréal was named Head Track and Field Coach at the University of Texas in June 2018. There, he won the men's NCAA Division I Indoor Championship in 2022 and the women's NCAA Division I Outdoor Championship in 2023.
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 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team before leaving the program in August 2016 to join the University of Kentucky track program full-time.
International competitions 1985UniversiadeKobe, Japan13th (q)Long jump7.66 m19th (q)Triple jump15.67 m1986Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh, United Kingdom6thLong jump7.50 m8thTriple jump15.58 m1987UniversiadeZagreb, Yugoslavia8thTriple jump16.36 mPan American GamesIndianapolis, United States4thTriple jump16.55 mWorld ChampionshipsRome, Italy21st (q)Triple jump16.33 m1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea 18thTriple jump16.11 m1989Jeux de la FrancophonieCasablanca, Morocco 1stLong jump7.84 m3rdTriple jump16.69 mUniversiadeDuisburg, West Germany17th (q)Triple jump15.99 m1990Commonwealth GamesAuckland, New Zealand 3rdTriple jump16.89 mGoodwill GamesSeattle, United States6thTriple jump16.64 m1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan 15thLong jump7.95 m 17thTriple jump16.68 m1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain 28thLong jump7.62 m1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany19th (q)Long jump7.39 m16th (q)Triple jump16.84 m1994Jeux de la FrancophonieParis, France 1stTriple jump16.83 mCommonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada5thTriple jump16.61 m1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain —Triple jump
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