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Yanis Esmerelda David is a French athlete, born on 12 December 1997. Yanis is a specialist in the women's triple jump, representing France and the overseas department of Guadeloupe in international competition. Yanis is a student at the University of Florida. Prior to her enrolment at UF in 2015, she attended the Cite Scolaire d'Excellence Sportive in Abymes, Guadeloupe.
Yanis won gold at the Youth Olympic Games of 2014 at Nanjing, China. She qualified for the 2015 European Junior Championships long jump qualifying round, but did not start. Her triple jump personal-best mark of 13.65 m was recorded at the 2015 Hampton Games in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
With a personal-best clearance of 6.48 m Yanis reset the 27-year-old CARIFTA record for the women's Long Jump at the 2016 edition of the Games in St George's, Grenada.
At the IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016, Yanis won the first medal ever for France in the 30-year history of the meet, clearing 6.42 m for gold.