Jérôme Romain (born June 12, 1971) is a former world-class track and field athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump.
Born on Saint-Martin, a French overseas territory in the Caribbean, Romain represented Dominica before 1999, and France thereafter.
Romain competed collegiately for Blinn 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 then became the jumps coach at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
In 2008, Romain was selected to coach the Dominica track and field team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In addition, he was given the honor of carrying the national flag at the Opening Ceremonies. Romain is an assistant jumps coach at the University of Tennessee.
Competition record Representing 1989CARIFTA Games (U20)Bridgetown, Barbados3rdLong jump7.27 m2ndTriple jump15.06 m1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan64th (h)100 m11.0933rd (q)Triple jump15.49 m1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany28th (q)Long jump7.62 m11thTriple jump16.98 m1994Jeux de la FrancophonieBondoufle, France2ndLong jump7.81 mCommonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada7thLong jump7.69 m4thTriple jump16.61 m1995Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina8thLong jump7.30 m2ndTriple jump17.24 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala2ndLong jump7.66 m (A)1stTriple jump16.80 m (A)World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden3rdTriple jump17.59 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States12thTriple jumpNM1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France9thTriple jump16.52 mCentral American and Caribbean ChampionshipsSan Juan, Puerto Rico1stTriple jump17.53 m (w)World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece6thTriple jump17.17 m1998Goodwill GamesUniondale, United States6thTriple jump16.84 mRepresenting 1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain7thTriple jump17.10 m2000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium9th (q)Triple jump16.45 m2001Jeux de la FrancophonieOttawa, Canada2ndTriple jump16.29 m2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria9th (q)Triple jump16.51 m
Personal bests Outdoor Triple jump - 17.59 m (1995) Long jump - 7.90 m (1993) 100 metres - 10.70 (1992)
Indoor Triple jump - 17.03 m (1998)
World rankings Romain was ranked among the top ten triple jumpers in the world by Track and Field News on four occasions:
Year Event Ranking 1995 Triple jump 4th 1997 Triple jump 8th 1998 Triple jump 8th 1999 Triple jump 9th
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