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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1977-08-30 ) August 30, 1977 (age 48) , New York City , United States
- Years active
- 1999–2016
- Height
- 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Weight
- 73 kg (161 lb)
- Sport
- Running
- Event s
- 400 meter hurdles , 4 × 400 meters relay
- College team
- USC Trojans
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Felix
- Family name
- Sánchez
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Participant in
- 2000 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- Dominican Republic
- Mass
- 73
- Image
- FelixSanchez400mHaiesLondres2012.jpg
- Height
- 178
- Residence
- California
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- Commons category
- Félix Sánchez
- date of birth
- 1977-08-30
- sports discipline competed in
- 400 metres hurdles
- start of work period
- 1998-00-00
- social media followers
- 126481
- different from
- Félix Lancís Sánchez
- end of work period
- 2016-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Félix Sánchez (born August 30, 1977) is a retired Dominican-American track and field athlete. Specializing in the 400 meter hurdles, He is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, winning gold in 2004 and 2012, and was also World Champion in 2001 and 2003. Just before turning 36, he set the Masters M35 World Record with a time of 48.10. Sanchez acquired many nicknames: "Super Felix", "the Invincible", "Superman", and "the Dictator".
The Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Dominican Republic's largest stadium, is named after him.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Félix Sánchez” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.