Erica McLain

American triple jumper
Erica McLain
Born (1986-01-24) January 24, 1986 (age 38)
Columbus, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStanford University
Websiteericamclain.com

Erica McLain (born January 24, 1986, in Columbus, Ohio) is an American triple jumper.

As a junior athlete, she also competed in the long jump. She finished twelfth at the 2002 World Junior Championships and eighth at the 2003 World Youth Championships. In the triple jump she finished seventh at the 2003 World Youth Championships and eleventh at the 2004 World Junior Championships. She competed at the 2005 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.

Her personal best jump is 14.60w metres, achieved in June 2008 in Des Moines. She has 14.20 metres on the indoor track, achieved in March 2008 in Fayetteville.

Erica was the second winner of the ABC game show "The Hustler" broadcast on January 7, 2021.

References

  • Erica McLain at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
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US National Champions in women's triple jump
1980-1992
The Athletics Congress
  • 1985–6: Wendy Brown
  • 1987: Sheila Hudson
  • 1988: Wendy Brown
  • 1989–90: Sheila Hudson
  • 1991: Carla Shannon
  • 1992: Sheila Hudson
1993-onwards
USA Track & Field
Notes
  • Since 1996 the championships has incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years.
  • 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Qualification
  • 2008 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track
and road athletes
Men's
field athletes
Women's track
and road athletes
Women's
field athletes
Coaches
  • Bubba Thornton (men's head coach)
  • Harvey Glance (men's assistant coach)
  • Ron Mann (men's assistant coach)
  • Boo Schexnayder (men's assistant coach)
  • Criss Somerlot (men's assistant coach)
  • Joe Vigil (men's assistant coach)
  • Jeanette Bolden (women's head coach)
  • Chandra Cheeseborough (women's assistant coach)
  • J.J. Clark (women's assistant coach)
  • Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick (women's assistant coach)
  • Connie Price-Smith (women's assistant coach)
  • Rita Somerlot (women's assistant coach)
  • Brooks Johnson (relay coach)
  • Orin Richburg (relay coach)


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