Dayana Octavien

Dayana Octavien (born June 10, 1982) is a Haitian-American track and field athlete who competes internationally for Haiti.

Octavien competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics for Haiti in the discus event.[1] She placed sixth the year prior in the Pan American Games.[2] While attending college at the University of South Florida, Octavien was a two-time All-American, won seven Conference USA titles in three events (discus, weight throw and hammer), and was named the C-USA Athlete of the Year in three straight seasons. After her time with the Bulls, she was inducted into the University of South Florida Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013.[1]

Dayana is the older sister of former NFL player Steve Octavien.

References

  1. "Dayana Octavien (2013) – USF Athletic Hall of Fame". USF Athletics. Archived from the original on 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  2. "2007 Pan American Games results" (PDF).
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