Dayana Octavien

{{short description|Haitian-American track and field athlete}}

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

Octavien was selected for the Hatian discus throw team in the 2008 Summer Olympics, though she did not actually compete at the Games.{{World Athletics}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Dayana Octavien (2013) – USF Athletic Hall of Fame|url=https://gousfbulls.com/honors/usf-athletic-hall-of-fame/dayana-octavien/23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624232739/https://gousfbulls.com/honors/usf-athletic-hall-of-fame/dayana-octavien/23|archive-date=2020-06-24|access-date=2020-11-14|website=USF Athletics|language=en}} She placed sixth the year prior in the Pan American Games.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=2007 Pan American Games results|url=http://www.cob.org.br/sobre_cob/relatorios_pan/pan_american_games_rio2007.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}} 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 Women's Track and Field 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.

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