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{{short description|American triple jumper}}
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| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1986|01|24}}
| birth_place        = Columbus, Ohio
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| nationality        = American
| alma_mater         = [[Stanford University]]
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| website            = [https://www.mxdinteriors.com/]
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'''Erica McLain''' (born January 24, 1986, in [[Columbus, Ohio]]) is an [[Americans|American]] [[triple jump]]er.

As a junior athlete, she also competed in the long jump. She finished twelfth at the [[2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics|2002 World Junior Championships]] and eighth at the [[2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics|2003 World Youth Championships]]. In the triple jump she finished seventh at the 2003 World Youth Championships and eleventh at the [[2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics|2004 World Junior Championships]]. She competed at the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Triple Jump|2005 World Championships]] and the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's triple jump|2008 Olympic Games]] without reaching the final.

Her personal best jump is 14.60w metres, achieved in June 2008 in [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]. She has 14.20 metres on the indoor track, achieved in March 2008 in [[Fayetteville, AR|Fayetteville]].

Erica was the second winner of the ABC game show "[[The Hustler (American game show)|The Hustler]]" broadcast on January 7, 2021.

Erica is the principal designer of [https://www.mxdinteriors.com/ McLain by Design Interiors].

==References==
* {{World Athletics}}

{{USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in women's triple jump}}
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[[Category:Stanford Cardinal women's track and field athletes]]
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