LaVonna Martin

LaVonna Martin

Personal information
Birth name	LaVonna Ann Martin
Full name	LaVonna Ann Martin-Floreal
Born	November 18, 1966 (1966-11-18) (age 58) Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 100 m hurdles World Indoor Championships 1993 Toronto 60 m hurdles Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis 100 m hurdles

LaVonna Ann Martin-Floreal (born November 18, 1966) is an American former track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 100-meter hurdles. She won an Olympic silver medal in 1992.

Career

She competed for the United States in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain in the 100 meter hurdles and won the silver medal. She had also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where she reached the Semi-finals. In 1987 she won the gold medal at the Pan American Games.

Martin's silver medal in 1992 caused some controversy as it came following her return from a doping ban.

Personal life

Martin-Floreal is a graduate of Trotwood-Madison High School, outside of Dayton, Ohio, as well as the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.^[1] She is married to former Canadian Olympic triple jumper Edrick Floreal, head track and field coach at University of Texas. They have a daughter, Mimi, and a son, EJ, who played for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team but switched to Track and Field in 2017.^[2]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  United States
1984	Pan American Junior Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	100m hurdles	13.55
1987	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	1st	100m hurdles	12.81
	Universiade	Zagreb, Yugoslavia	4th	100m hurdles	12.85
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	8th	100m hurdles	13.06
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	semi-final	100m hurdles	13.29
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	3rd	100m hurdles	12.89
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	100m hurdles	12.69
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	2nd	60m hurdles	7.99

References

1. "2012 OHSAA Circle of Champion Members". Ohio High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
2. "24 EJ Floreal". University of Kentucky. Retrieved 29 October 2013.

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "LaVonna Martin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.