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Phyllis Francis

Basic Information

  • Gender: Female
  • Born: 5/4/1992
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: New York, NY
  • High School: Catherine McAuley High School (Brooklyn, NY) ‘10
  • College: University of Oregon ‘14, Social Sciences

Athlete Info

  • Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: Vince Anderson
  • Agent: Ray Flynn
  • Sponsor: Nike

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Olympic Games

  • 2016 Rio Olympic Games, gold (4x400m); fifth (400m)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2019 IAAF World Championships, gold (4x400m); fourth (400m)
  • 2017 IAAF World Championships, gold (400m, 4x400m)
  • 2017 IAAF World Relays, gold (4x400m)
  • 2015 IAAF World Championships, seventh (400m)
  • 2015 IAAF World Relays, gold (4x400m)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships, fifth (200m)
  • 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, silver (200m)
  • 2018 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (400m)
  • 2018 NACAC Championships, bronze (200m)
  • 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, silver (400m)
  • 2017 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (300m)
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, silver (400m)
  • 2016 USATF Indoor Championships, F2 - Fourth (400m)
  • 2015 USATF Outdoor Championships, third (400m)
  • 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships, silver (400m); bronze (4x400m)
  • 2014 USATF Outdoor Championships, Finalist - DQ (400m)
  • 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (400m); F3 - gold (4x400m)
  • 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships, bronze (400m); fourth (4x100m, 4x400m)
  • 2013 NCAA Indoor Championships, F2 - second (400m; gold (4x400m)
  • 2012 USATF Outdoor Championships, Semi-final - seventh (400m)
  • 2012 NCAA Indoor Championships, bronze (400m)
  • 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (4x400m); bronze (4x100m); fifth (400m)
  • 2011 Pan American U20 Championships, gold (4x400m); bronze (400m)
  • 2011 NCAA Outdoor Championships, bronze (4x400m)
  • 2011 USATF Junior Championships, silver (silver)
  • 2009 USATF U19 Championships, gold (800m); fifth (high jump)
  • 2008 USATF Junior Olympics U17, gold (800m)

Personal

Daughter of Andrew and Kimberly Francis… Has one sister, Claudia...Became the first woman to win a 400-meter NCAA title for the University of Oregon (indoor, 2014), breaking Olympian Francena McCorory's record from 2010.

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