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American sprinter
Phyllis Chanez Francis (born May 4, 1992) is an American
track and field athlete.
[2] She won the gold medal at the
2017 World Championships in the 400 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay events.
Prep
Francis was a student at
Catherine McAuley High School (Brooklyn)
[3] and the
University of Oregon , class of 2014.
NCAA
She is the
American and Collegiate indoor 400-meter record holder, breaking Olympian
Francena McCorory 's 2010 record while winning the
2014 NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship .
[4] She is the first Woman to win a 400-meter National NCAA Championship for the University of Oregon, in its history.
[5]
[6]
Professional
2016 Olympics
Francis placed second in
400 m running a personal best time 49.94 behind Team USA teammates
Allyson Felix , ahead of
Natasha Hastings at
2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) and represented United States at
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she placed 5th in the
women's 400 m final and won a gold medal in
4 × 400 meters .
[7]
2017 World Championships
In 2017, Francis became the 400 m world champion by beating Allyson Felix – the defending world champion, and
Shaunae Miller-Uibo – the Olympic champion at the
2017 World Championships in London, Great Britain. Her winning time of 49.92 seconds was a new personal best for Francis. Four days later, she won her second
gold medal by anchoring the US women's
4 × 400 metres relay team to victory.
International competitions
1 : Competed only in the heat.
References
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"francis Rio 2016 bio" . Archived from
the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016 .
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"Phyllis Francis Track and Field" .
United States Olympic Committee . July 11, 2016. Archived from
the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016 .
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"Phyllis Francis puts cozy Catherine McAuley on map" .
Nydailynews.com . October 9, 2007. Retrieved December 2, 2016 .
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"IAAF SENIOR INDOOR 2014 400 METRES WOMEN – World rankings based on descending performance" . iaaf.org. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016 .
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"DUCKS BRING TWIN TITLES TO TRACKTOWN" . goducks.com. March 16, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2016 .
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"Phyllis Francis TEAM: Oregon DI, Pac-12, MPSF, DI West ncaa track and field results" . tfrrs.org. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016 .
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"2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field" . usatf.org. July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016 .
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"2011 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships" . USATF.org. Retrieved November 1, 2015 .
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"2011 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships" . USATF.org. Retrieved November 1, 2015 .
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1972 :
Dagmar Käsling ,
Rita Kühne ,
Helga Seidler ,
Monika Zehrt (
GDR )
1976 :
Doris Maletzki ,
Brigitte Rohde ,
Ellen Streidt ,
Christina Brehmer (
GDR )
1980 :
Tatyana Prorochenko ,
Tatyana Goyshchik ,
Nina Zyuskova ,
Irina Nazarova (
URS )
1984 :
Lillie Leatherwood ,
Sherri Howard ,
Valerie Brisco-Hooks ,
Chandra Cheeseborough ,
Diane Dixon ,
Denean Howard (
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1988 :
Tatyana Ledovskaya ,
Olga Nazarova ,
Mariya Pinigina ,
Olha Bryzhina ,
Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova (
URS )
1992 :
Yelena Ruzina ,
Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova ,
Olga Nazarova ,
Olha Bryzhina ,
Liliya Nurutdinova ,
Marina Shmonina (
EUN )
1996 :
Rochelle Stevens ,
Maicel Malone-Wallace ,
Kim Graham ,
Jearl Miles ,
Linetta Wilson (
USA )
2000 :
Jearl Miles Clark ,
Monique Hennagan ,
LaTasha Colander ,
Andrea Anderson (
USA )
2004 :
DeeDee Trotter ,
Monique Henderson ,
Sanya Richards ,
Monique Hennagan ,
Moushaumi Robinson (
USA )
2008 :
Mary Wineberg ,
Allyson Felix ,
Monique Henderson ,
Sanya Richards ,
Natasha Hastings (
USA )
2012 :
DeeDee Trotter ,
Allyson Felix ,
Francena McCorory ,
Sanya Richards-Ross ,
Keshia Baker ,
Diamond Dixon (
USA )
2016 :
Allyson Felix ,
Phyllis Francis ,
Natasha Hastings ,
Courtney Okolo ,
Taylor Ellis-Watson ,
Francena McCorory (
USA )
2020 :
Sydney McLaughlin ,
Allyson Felix ,
Dalilah Muhammad ,
Athing Mu ,
Kaylin Whitney ,
Wadeline Jonathas ,
Kendall Ellis ,
Lynna Irby (
USA )
1983 :
Kerstin Walther ,
Sabine Busch ,
Marita Koch ,
Dagmar Rübsam ,
Undine Bremer ,
Ellen Fiedler (GDR)
1987 :
Dagmar Neubauer ,
Kirsten Emmelmann ,
Petra Müller ,
Sabine Busch ,
Cornelia Ullrich (GDR)
1991 :
Tatyana Ledovskaya ,
Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova ,
Olga Nazarova ,
Olha Bryzhina ,
Anna Chuprina (URS)
1993 :
Gwen Torrence ,
Maicel Malone-Wallace ,
Natasha Kaiser ,
Jearl Miles ,
Terri Dendy ,
Michelle Collins (USA)
1995 :
Kim Graham ,
Rochelle Stevens ,
Camara Jones ,
Jearl Miles ,
Nicole Green (USA)
1997 :
Anke Feller ,
Uta Rohländer ,
Anja Rücker ,
Grit Breuer (GER)
1999 :
Tatyana Chebykina ,
Svetlana Goncharenko ,
Olga Kotlyarova ,
Natalya Nazarova ,
Natalya Sharova ,
Yekaterina Bakhvalova (RUS)
2001 :
Sandie Richards ,
Catherine Scott-Pomales ,
Debbie-Ann Parris ,
Lorraine Fenton ,
Michelle Burgher ,
Deon Hemmings (JAM)
2003 :
Demetria Washington ,
Jearl Miles Clark ,
Me'Lisa Barber ,
Sanya Richards ,
DeeDee Trotter (USA)
2005 :
Yuliya Pechonkina ,
Olesya Krasnomovets ,
Natalya Antyukh ,
Svetlana Pospelova ,
Tatyana Firova ,
Olesya Zykina (RUS)
2007 :
DeeDee Trotter ,
Allyson Felix ,
Mary Wineberg ,
Sanya Richards ,
Monique Hennagan ,
Natasha Hastings (USA)
2009 :
Debbie Dunn ,
Allyson Felix ,
Lashinda Demus ,
Sanya Richards ,
Natasha Hastings ,
Jessica Beard (USA)
2011 :
Sanya Richards-Ross ,
Allyson Felix ,
Jessica Beard ,
Francena McCorory ,
Natasha Hastings ,
Keshia Baker (USA)
2013 :
Jessica Beard ,
Natasha Hastings ,
Ashley Spencer ,
Francena McCorory ,
Joanna Atkins (USA)
2015 :
Christine Day ,
Shericka Jackson ,
Stephenie Ann McPherson ,
Novlene Williams-Mills ,
Anastasia Le-Roy ,
Chrisann Gordon (JAM)
2017 :
Quanera Hayes ,
Allyson Felix ,
Shakima Wimbley ,
Phyllis Francis ,
Kendall Ellis ,
Natasha Hastings (USA)
2019 :
Phyllis Francis ,
Sydney McLaughlin ,
Dalilah Muhammad ,
Wadeline Jonathas ,
Jessica Beard ,
Allyson Felix ,
Kendall Ellis ,
Courtney Okolo (USA)
2022 :
Talitha Diggs ,
Abby Steiner ,
Britton Wilson ,
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ,
Kaylin Whitney ,
Allyson Felix ,
Jaide Stepter Baynes (USA)
2023 :
Eveline Saalberg ,
Lieke Klaver ,
Cathelijn Peeters ,
Femke Bol ,
Lisanne de Witte (NED)
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