Further Information 

Competition Stats

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Long Jump: 2002 – 1st (U/20), 2003 – 3 fouls, 2004 - 7th, 2005 - DNC, 2006 – 1st, 2007 - 16th, 2008 - 8th
100 Metres: 2002 – 2nd (U/20)
200 Metres: 2002 – 1st (U/20)

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
World Junior Championships: ’02 – Long Jump 2nd (7.74m), 100m 6th qf (10.48)
Commonwealth Games:’06 – Long Jump 3rd (8.10m)
World Cup:’06 – Long Jump 8th (7.58m)

PROGRESSION:
Long Jump:
2000  7.39m
2001  7.31m
2002  7.74m
2003  7.57m/7.85w/7.66i
2004  7.52m/7.94w/7.61i
2005  7.83m/8.15w/7.90i
2006  8.19m
2007  7.98m
2008  8.10m

EVENTS / PBS:
Long Jump:  8.19m - Nuoro, 12/07/06
Triple Jump: 15.24m - Norman (USA) 01/05/04
100 Metres: 10.56/10.48w - both in Kingston (Jamaica) 16/07/02
200 Metres:  21.40 - Adelaide, 09/12/00

Interesting Facts

Fabrice played soccer from Under 7 – Under 16 and also participated in Little Athletics until Under 15 with Blacktown and Westfields AC. He went to school at Westfield Sports High in 1997. During the Sydney Olympics he worked as a volunteer media runner.  Fabrice was born in Mauritius.

Sporting Career

Fabrice was a talented junior and won silver in 2002 World Junior Championships in Jamaica. In 2003 he took up a scholarship to US College Texas A&M and in 2005 won the NCAA long jump title.

Returning home for the 2006 Commonwealth Games Trials, he jumped a personal best to win and gain selection for his first senior international team.  His form continued into the Games where he leapt 8.10m to take home the bronze medal.

Following the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he jetted off to Europe.  The campaign was successful as he produced a personal best of 8.19m in Nuoro, Italy.  His bumper 2006 concluded when he was selected in the Oceania team for the World Cup in Athens, where he placed eighth.

2007 was a quiet time for Fabrice, before a return to form in 2008.  Competing on the Gold Coast, he jumped 8.10m before boarding a flight to compete in Europe.  Victory came in Ireland, where he defeated Olympic finalist James Beckford of Jamaica and a second place 8.06m in Greece continued his run of good form.

Known as a big time performer, with medals at World Juniors, Commonwealth Games and Australian Championships, Fabrice will make his Olympic Games debut in Beijing.