Félix Sánchez

Dominican track and field athlete
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Summary

Félix Sánchez was born on August 30, 1977[1], in Manhattan[2]. He has worked as a hurdler[3] and athletics competitor[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,097 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[6], Dominican Republic[7]
  • Educated at: University of Southern California[8], University City High School[9]
  • Award received: Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Commons category: Félix Sánchez[12]
  • Residence: California[13]
  • Sport: athletics[14]
  • Family name: Sánchez[15]
  • Given name: Félix[16], Felix[17]
  • Participant in: 2012 Summer Olympics[18], 2008 Summer Olympics[19], 2004 Summer Olympics[20], 2000 Summer Olympics[21]
  • Country for sport: United States[22], Dominican Republic[23]
  • Different from: Félix Lancís Sánchez[24]
  • Start of work period: 1998[25]
  • End of work period: 2016[26]
  • Height: 178 cm[27]
  • Mass: 73 kg[28]
  • Sports discipline competed in: 400 metres hurdles[29]
  • Social media followers: 123,754[30], 123,222[31], 126,003[32], 126,481[33]
  • P14843: 21071[34]

Why It Matters

Félix Sánchez has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Félix Sánchez born?

Félix Sánchez was born in Manhattan[2].

What did Félix Sánchez do for work?

Félix Sánchez worked as a hurdler[3] and athletics competitor[4].

Where did Félix Sánchez go to school?

Félix Sánchez was educated at University of Southern California[8] and University City High School[9].

What awards did Félix Sánchez receive?

Honors received include Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . sportsillustrated.cnn.com. sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Diamond League athletes database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] ↑ . World Athletics database. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'be', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et', '
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  2. 5w ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    All-athletics.com id (archived) → 14123
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  3. 6w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 6w ago · WikiTrackBot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Award received → Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year
    Occupation → hurdler, athletics competitor
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