Samyr Laine (born July 17, 1984 in Nyack, New York) is a Haitian-American triple jumper who competed for Haiti at the 2012 Summer Olympics and other international competitions since the 2007 Pan American Games.[1]
Laine's parents were born in Haiti. He began participating in sports in the 7th grade, where he was relegated to the distance events because of his size.[clarification needed] Laine joined the team for the sprints, but ended up running the mile, 2-mile and steeplechase that year. The following year he picked up tennis for three years, even playing for his high school tennis team at Newburgh Free Academy.[citation needed]
During the 2000 Sydney Olympics Laine watched and recorded every athletics event. The Games served as his inspiration and he began to train in anticipation of the 2000–2001 season. He trained and was able to negotiate his way into the 200m/400m group, with some horizontal jumping sprinkled in to help the team with points. He stepped away from the track again to focus on his schooling and debating, having been a member of the debate team since the 8th grade. Laine continued to train and competed at New York's Empire State Games during the summer.[citation needed]
Education and trainingedit
During his senior year of high school was when he was able to get a full year of athletics. He made substantial gains that year in what would quickly become his best event, the triple jump, improving from the 42 feet (12.80m) the year before to 45 feet (13.70m) indoors and then 46 feet (14m) outdoors, good enough for 3rd place at the State Championships. After being recruited by nearly all the Ivy League Schools, Laine chose to attend Harvard University.[citation needed] In his freshman year, he was roommates with Mark Zuckerberg.
In his four years at Harvard University his jump improved over 7 feet (2.15m). After two second-place finishes at the conference championships in his freshman year, he placed first in indoors and outdoors for the next two years. In his junior year, although battling with some injuries, he was able to achieve the status of All-American at the NCAA Championships. At that meet, he set what was the Ivy League record at the time and is still the Harvard University triple jump record of 51 feet, 11 1/4 inches and Harvard's outdoor triple jump record of 53 feet, 7 1/2 inches. The following year he struggled with more injuries and was forced to “red shirt” his final outdoor season and watch the team of which he had been voted captain from the sidelines.[1] His injury enabled him to use his final season of collegiate eligibility at the University of Texas at Austin, where he finished his graduate program in 2007. He was able to return to his 2005 form, and achieved the Pan American Games standard. He later graduated from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2010.[citation needed]
Athletic careeredit
It was in 2007 that he first competed under the Haitian flag. Although he was born in the United States, both of his parents and the majority of his extended family had emigrated from Haiti, which allowed him to represent the nation at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and beyond.[citation needed]
Laine currently[when?] trains and resides in the Washington, D.C. area and speaks fluent French. Laine is working on his Jump for Haiti Foundation, which will focus on mentoring Haitian children and developing more Haitian athletes.[citation needed]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Mark Zuckerberg's college roommate at Harvard, Samyr Laine, jumps into Olympics". Bloomberg News. July 11, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
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Olympics and other international competitions since the 2007 Pan American Games 1 Samyr LaineSamyr Laine at 2013 World Championships in AthleticsPersonal informationBorn 1984 07 17 July 17 1984 age 39 Nyack New YorkHeight1 88 m 6 ft 2 in Weight84 kg 185 lb SportCountry HaitiSportAthleticsEventTriple JumpCoached byEmanuel Skeeter JacksonAchievements and titlesOlympic finalsTriple Jump 2012 LondonWorld finalsTriple Jump 2013 MoscowHighest world ranking7Personal bestOutdoors 17 39m 2009 Indoors 16 91m 2010Updated on 27 December 2014 Contents 1 Early life 2 Education and training 3 Athletic career 4 Personal bests 5 Personal life 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editLaine s parents were born in Haiti He began participating in sports in the 7th grade where he was relegated to the distance events because of his size clarification needed Laine joined the team for the sprints but ended up running the mile 2 mile and steeplechase that year The following year he picked up tennis for three years even playing for his high school tennis team at Newburgh Free Academy citation needed During the 2000 Sydney Olympics Laine watched and recorded every athletics event The Games served as his inspiration and he began to train in anticipation of the 2000 2001 season He trained and was able to negotiate his way into the 200m 400m group with some horizontal jumping sprinkled in to help the team with points He stepped away from the track again to focus on his schooling and debating having been a member of the debate team since the 8th grade Laine continued to train and competed at New York s Empire State Games during the summer citation needed Education and training editDuring his senior year of high school was when he was able to get a full year of athletics He made substantial gains that year in what would quickly become his best event the triple jump improving from the 42 feet 12 80m the year before to 45 feet 13 70m indoors and then 46 feet 14m outdoors good enough for 3rd place at the State Championships After being recruited by nearly all the Ivy League Schools Laine chose to attend Harvard University citation needed In his freshman year he was roommates with Mark Zuckerberg In his four years at Harvard University his jump improved over 7 feet 2 15m After two second place finishes at the conference championships in his freshman year he placed first in indoors and outdoors for the next two years In his junior year although battling with some injuries he was able to achieve the status of All American at the NCAA Championships At that meet he set what was the Ivy League record at the time and is still the Harvard University triple jump record of 51 feet 11 1 4 inches and Harvard s outdoor triple jump record of 53 feet 7 1 2 inches The following year he struggled with more injuries and was forced to red shirt his final outdoor season and watch the team of which he had been voted captain from the sidelines 1 His injury enabled him to use his final season of collegiate eligibility at the University of Texas at Austin where he finished his graduate program in 2007 He was able to return to his 2005 form and achieved the Pan American Games standard He later graduated from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2010 citation needed Athletic career editIt was in 2007 that he first competed under the Haitian flag Although he was born in the United States both of his parents and the majority of his extended family had emigrated from Haiti which allowed him to represent the nation at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro Brazil and beyond citation needed Year Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting nbsp Haiti2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 10th Triple jump 15 45 m wind 1 3 m s 2009 World Championships Berlin Germany 29th q Triple jump 16 34 m wind 0 0 m s 2010 World Indoor Championships Doha Qatar 16th q Triple jump 16 30 mCentral American and Caribbean Games Mayaguez Puerto Rico 3rd Triple jump 17 01 wind 0 3 m s 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayaguez Puerto Rico 1st Triple jump 17 09 m wind 0 5 m s World Championships Daegu South Korea 19th q Triple jump 16 38 m wind 0 1 m s Pan American Games Guadalajara Mexico 5th Triple jump 16 39 m wind 1 4 m s 2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul Turkey 13th q Triple jump 16 06Olympic Games London United Kingdom 11th Triple jump 16 65 m wind 0 8 m s 2013 World Championships Moscow Russia 11th Triple jump 16 09 m wind 0 8 m s Jeux de la Francophonie Nice France 5th Triple jump 16 43 m wind 0 5 m s 2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot Poland 10th q Triple jump 16 13 mPan American Sports Festival Ciudad de Mexico Mexico 2nd Triple jump 17 10 m A wind 0 2 m s Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa Mexico 6th Triple jump 16 08 m A wind 0 8 m s 2015 Pan American Games Toronto Canada 6th Triple jump 16 43 m wind 0 8 m s 2015 NACAC Championships in Athletics San Jose Costa Rica 4th Triple jump 16 38 m w World Championships Beijing China 22nd q Triple jump 16 23 mPersonal bests editEvent Result Venue DateOutdoorLong jump 7 07 m wind 0 2 m s Raleigh North Carolina 28 Mar 2008Triple jump 17 39 m A wind 1 3 m s Bogota 24 Jul 2009IndoorLong jump 7 18 m Hanover New Hampshire 25 Feb 2006Triple jump 16 91 m Fairfax Virginia 27 Feb 2011Personal life editLaine currently when trains and resides in the Washington D C area and speaks fluent French Laine is working on his Jump for Haiti Foundation which will focus on mentoring Haitian children and developing more Haitian athletes citation needed References edit a b Mark Zuckerberg s college roommate at Harvard Samyr Laine jumps into Olympics Bloomberg News July 11 2012 Retrieved 2012 07 11 External links editOfficial site Samyr Laine at World Athletics nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samyr Laine amp oldid 1183992440, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
