Newburgh New York Native at the Olympics 2012   
Triple Jump Finals.....


Congratulations to Samyr! The 2012 Olympic event in London is now over and the results are in. Samyr landed a 16.65 jump and placed 11th in the world!


After receiving a call yesterday from the Haitian President and a televised shout-out from the Haitian Prime Minister, Samyr went on to meet the challenge of a lifetime. The President and Prime Minister extended their best wishes, and told Samyr how proud and thankful the country of Haiti  is to be shown in such a positive light. What an honor to receive this phone call hours before the competition. Seems to me that Samyr has quite the fan club, and not just the heads of state!

If you visit Samyr's fan page on Facebook you can see that he has enormous support from his family, friends and community. Look at the number of subscribers he has!! Ever since my first blog about Samyr going to the Olympics I have been meeting local people that know both Samyr and his family. I can’t begin to tell you how many fans this entire family has. Everyone I have talked to is so excited for the Laine family. Amazing to see people talk about them and their eyes light up. To me, that is a sign of respect and admiration.

Samyr Laine Facebook Page


While I’m sure this is a bittersweet moment for Samyr, I hope he and his family know how much his Olympic journey has touched our community in the Hudson Valley and around the world. He has graced the front page of the Haitian newspapers, and brought an amazingly resilient country great pride.  More than that, Samyr is so incredibly generous and intelligent, I know that we all can expect great things from him very soon. No doubt about it Samyr is a winner in so many ways.

Thank you Samyr, for sharing your journey with all of us. The Olympics can be a truly magical time, and your participation allowed us all to travel to London vicariously and hope and dream and leap with you.  You are an inspiration, and I for one can’t wait to see what your future has in store!

 

 Samyr Laine at the 2012 Olympics

 

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15 Comments on Olympics: Samyr Laine Competes in London

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You have to love it when a (semi) local makes good. 
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Yes Phil... he is a special guy too!
2:08pm • #2
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Hi Janis, Yes, Congratulations to Samyr!  How exciting to have a "hometown hero".  Being 11th in the world is an inspiration and something to celebrate!
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Hurray for Samyr. I really am enjoying reading all the blogs featuring the Olympic athletes. Samyr certainly made his hometown proud. Take care Janis and enjoy the evening in Newburgh.
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Congratulations to Newburgh and to Samyr-so nice when a homegrown kid gets to be an "Contender" and 11 is my lucky number!
3:37pm • #5
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Hi Linda... Samyr is an inspiration to many! Thanks for stopping by... 

Debb ~ It is only fitting for a community like AR with our national presence to know Olympic athletes! We are lucky that there are so many!

Joanna~ I think 11 is a good Number!! Samyr has so much to be proud of!
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Janis- Yea!!!  We've been trying to catch the Olympics but I know we've missed a lot.  I remember your post  about him!
8:49pm • #7
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Kathy...  when it is someone that is participating the process becomes so much more exciting!
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Definitely something to be proud of Janis and quite an accomplishment.
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Janis, it is thrilling to have locals participate in the Olympics and it is wonderful he had such great support!
3:55am • #10
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Good morning Janis. This is nice, really nice. Accomplishments can't always be measured in medals. You do yourself and certainly Samyr proud.
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Kathy ~ I was able to live stream the competition yesterday and that is how i got the photo.. screen capture. It was fun being able to hear his name and watch !

Good Morning Roger.. I am not an athlete and am always amazed how driven that people can be to compete.

Ginny ~ It is fun.. and you too have an amazing athlete in your town! =)

Sheila.. Thanks for the kind words! It was a pleasure to write about this gentleman and his family.
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Saw him jump yesterday and sounds like Samyr has many many accomplishments-Harvard, Georgetown law and an incredible jumper!
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Good morning Janis -

A big Congratulations to Samyr in fact I want to congratulate each Olympian!  I can not imagine the dedication and sacrifices each has poured into their training and efforts to make it to the Olympics.  Beaming with pride for the USA athletes of course again a big congrats to Samyr!

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Joanna~ Glad you were able to watch him too!

John.. the athletes are an amazing group of people..Such determination...
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