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born 1992 United States
Phyllis Chanez Francis (born May 4, 1992) is an American track and field athlete. She won the gold medal at the 2017 World Championships in the 400 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay events.
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What I tend to do to myself is run other athletes' races so this time I decided to do my own race and it turned out really well.
It was such a satisfying feeling. It validated my decision to leave Oregon and train out of Texas.
At the finish line I was surprised, I thought I was second or third but then they told me, 'You are first!
When I looked over toward them, they were like, 'You did it! You did it!' They were jumping up and down.
I went to (the University of) Oregon and it rains there all the time. This is nothing. I actually like this kind of weather, believe or not.
Allyson and Shaunae are amazing finishers, we are all that talented, but when I went down the home straight, I just believed in myself and stayed patient.
I told myself just go for it, It’s a little mind-blowing right now. … My coach said, ‘You might surprise yourself.
It is amazing. I am so excited. It is such an amazing feeling. Being world champion sounds pretty cool. I just knew what I was capable of doing so I stuck to my race model.
It was a good race. I have no complaints, not until I go and talk to my coach, He’ll tell me all the problems I had. I was excited to be here. To get the win, I’m even more excited.
I told myself, 'Don't freak out. Be patient and trust in yourself. I'm meant to be here. I'm strong enough. I've been training and putting in the work. You got this’.
I didn't think I could actually win the race coming into it but I thought I could be top three, but I try not to put too much expectation on myself because I tend to overthink that.
I had not really done anything special during the indoor season and my form leading into the 2016 US Olympic Trials was not good, not bad, just okay.