Phyllis Francis

Personal information

Born

May 4, 1992 (age 24)
Queens, New York

Residence

College Station, Texas

Height

5 ft 11 in (180 cm)

Weight

157 lb (71 kg)

Sport

Country

United States

Event(s)

400 metres 200 metres

College team

University of Oregon

Club

Nike Running

Turned pro

2014

Coached by

Vince Anderson

Achievements and titles

Personal best(s)

400 m: 49.94
200 m: 22.70

800 m: 2:04.83

Medal record

Women's athletics
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	4×400 m relay
World Championships
	2015 Beijing	4×400m relay
World Relay Championships
	2015 Nassau	4×400 m relay
Pan American Junior Championships
	2011 Miramar	4x400 m
	2011 Miramar	400 m

400 m: 49.94
200 m: 22.70

Phyllis Chanez Francis (born May 4, 1992 in New York, New York, United States) is an American track and field athlete.

Francis was a student at Catherine McAuley High School (Brooklyn) and the University of Oregon, class of 2014.

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. She is the first Woman to win a 400-meter National Championship for the University of Oregon, in its history.

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 will represent United States at Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

¹: Competed only in the heat.

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