VOLUME 1 • ISSUE 2

JÉRÔME
ROMAIN


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NAME

Jérôme Romain

BORN:
Jérôme Romain
12th June, 1971
Sandy Ground, Saint-Martin (COM)
(COM = collectivités d’outre-mer: overseas collectivity of France)

PROFESSION

Track and field coach
Also track and field athlete

FAMILY

PARENTS:
Madonna Romain (Cottage, Dominica)

SIBLINGS:
Frederica James, Christie Alcid, Careen Aya neé Alcid, Belgrave Alcid and Beverly Alcid

SPOUSE:
Monika Romain née Harrison

CHILDREN:
Dominique, Madison and Simone

EDUCATION

1974–76 Portsmouth Pre-School, Portsmouth, Dominica
1976–83 Portsmouth St. John School, Portsmouth, Dominica
1983–88 Portsmouth Secondary School, Portsmouth, Dominica
1988–90 Tech Camp, Clifton Dupigny Community College, Stock Farm, Dominica td>
1991–93 Blinn College, Brenham, Texas, USA
1993–2000 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA

DEGREES:
1993 Associate of Arts in Science, Blinn Junior College, USA
1996 Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology and Athletic Training, University of Arkansas, USA
2000 Masters of Science in Kinesiology and Exercise Science, University of Arkansas, USA
2003 Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
2012 Certified Jump Events Specialist, Track and Field Academy

CAREER

1990 Drafting Intern, Ministry of Communication and Works, Government of Dominica, Roseau, Dominica
1990–91 Physical Education Teacher Graduation, Dominica Grammar School, Roseau, Dominica
1994–2004 Professional Track and Field Athlete
1997–2000 Graduate Assistantship: academic advisor to soccer and track & field student-athletes at University of Arkansas
2000–05 Volunteer assistant jumps coach, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
2001–05 Sports Performance Coach, Sun Prairie Athletic Club, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA
2005–09 Assistant Track and Field Coach – Men’s and Women’s Jumps, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
2009–
present
Assistant Track and Field Coach – Men’s and Women’s Jumps, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

AWARDS

1994 University of Arkansas Dean’s List, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
Certificate of Recognition as an Outstanding Citizen of the State of Arkansas, Governor of the State of Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
1995 Arthur Ashe Jr. Award
GTE Academic All-America First Team, College Sports Information Directors of America, USA
SEC Academic Honor Roll, SEC (Southeastern Conference), Alabama, USA
University of Arkansas Dean’s List, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
Sisserou Award of Honour, Government of Dominica
1996 University of Arkansas Dean’s List, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA

ATHLETICS:
1994 Long jump, silver medal, Jeux de la Francophonie, Évry-Bondoufle, Paris, France
1995 Triple jump, bronze medal, IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Gothenburg, Sweden
Triple jump, silver medal, Pan American Games, Mar del Plata, Argentina
Triple jump, gold medal, Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Long jump, silver medal, Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, Guatemala City, Guatemala
1996 SEC Outdoor Meet record in triple jump at 56-0 1/2
1996 Triple jump, 12th place, Summer Olympic Games, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1997 Triple jump, gold medal, Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, San Juan, Puerto Rico

NOTABLE

Ranked the world’s fourth triple jumper, 1995 Penn Relays Triple Jump record holder, 1995 Five-time national champion at Blinn Junior College Five-time All-American at the University of Arkansas; he was the NCAA runner-up in the triple jump three times, served as team captain in 1995 Featured on a Dominica postage stamp in 1996 National flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies at the 1996 Olympics, Atlanta, USA and 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing, China Ranked among the top ten triple jumpers in the world by Track and Field News: 4th position in 1995, 8th in 1997 and 1998, and 9th in 1999 Dominica’s national team coach at the 2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the track and field team for the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China Coach of the 2008 Dominica track and field team Member of the Kappa Delta Phi education honour society Ranked on the University of Arkansas Razorbacks’ all-time top-10 list outdoors at No. 4 and indoors at No. 5
Personal bests: triple jump, 17.59m (1995); long jump, 7.90 (1993); 100 metres, 10.70 (1992)