Phyllis Francis

Phyllis Francis
Phyllis Francis 2016
Full name	Phyllis Chanez Francis
nation	United States
birthday	4th May 1992 (age 28)
place of birth	new York
size	180 cm
Weight	71 kg
Career
discipline	400 m , 200 m
Trainer	Vince Anderson
status	active
Medal table
Olympic games 1 × 0 × 0 × World championships 3 × 1 × 0 × World Relays 2 × 0 × 0 ×
Olympic games gold Rio de Janeiro 2016 4 × 400 m  World championships silver Beijing 2015 4 × 400 m gold London 2017 4 × 400 m gold London 2017 400 m gold Doha 2019 4 × 400 m World Relays gold Nassau 2015 4 × 400 m gold Nassau 2017 4 × 400 m
last change: October 11, 2019

Phyllis Francis (born May 4, 1992 in New York ) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400-meter run .

In 2014 she was starting NCAA indoor champion for the University of Oregon and set a US indoor record with 50.46 seconds.

In 2015 she won the IAAF World Relays in Nassau in the 4 x 400 meter relay . At the World Championships in Beijing , she was seventh in the 400-meter competition and contributed to the US team winning silver in the 4-by-400-meter relay with a commitment in the run-up . At the World Championships in London 2017, she surprisingly became world champion over 400 meters with a new personal best of 49.92 s.

Personal bests

• 200 m : 22.70 s, April 18, 2015, Walnut
  • Hall: 22.92s, February 14, 2014, Albuquerque
• 400 m: 49.92 s, 9 August 2017, London
  • Hall: 50.46 s, March 15, 2014, Albuquerque (US indoor record)

Web links

Commons : Phyllis Francis  - Collection of Images

• Phyllis Francis in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Phyllis Francis in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )