| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | 400m Hurdles | 2004 | Athens, GRE | 47.63 |
| Semifinal | 400m Hurdles | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | 49.69 |
| Heats | 400m Hurdles | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 51.10 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | 400m Hurdles | 2003 | Paris, FRA | 47.25 |
| 1 | 400m Hurdles | 2001 | Edmonton, AB, CAN | 47.49 |
| 2 | 400m Hurdles | 2007 | Osaka, JPN | 48.01 |
| 4 | 400m Hurdles | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 48.87 |
| 6 | 4 x 400m Relay | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 3:02.47 |
| 8 | 400m Hurdles | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 50.11 |
| Pan American Games | ||||
| 3 | 400m Hurdles | 2011 | Guadalajara, MEX | 48.85 |
| Diamond League | ||||
| 3 | 400m Hurdles | 2012 | Paris Saint-Denis, FRA | 48.56 |
| 3 | 400m Hurdles | 2010 | Lausanne, SUI | 48.17 |
| 4 | 400m Hurdles | 2010 | New York, NY, USA | 48.69 |
| 5 | 400m Hurdles | 2011 | Brussels, BEL | 49.00 |
| 6 | 400m Hurdles | 2011 | Lausanne, SUI | 50.28 |
| 7 | 400m Hurdles | 2011 | Birmingham, GBR | 49.59 |
| 7 | 400m Hurdles | 2010 | London, GBR | 50.22 |
| World Challenge | ||||
| 1 | 400m Hurdles | 2012 | Rabat, MAR | 48.93 |
| 6 | 400m Hurdles | 2011 | Berlin, GER | 50.50 |
| Grand Prix | ||||
| 2 | 400m Hurdles | 2009 | Zagreb, CRO | 48.82 |
| 2 | 400m Hurdles | 2009 | Ostrava, CZE | 49.20 |
Nickname
Super Felix (oyemag.com, 18 May 2007)
Education
Psychology - University of Southern California, California, USA
Language(s) spoken
English
Injuries
A hamstring injury ended his 2004 season in early September and also his campaign for a share in the Golden League Jackpot. (IAAF, 17 Nov 2004)
Additional information
Reason for taking up this sport
He dreamed of being a baseballer then, one year he tried wrestling in the off-season. He broke his wrist in a fall and had to give up baseball. At the encouragement of a track coach, he tried athletics, starting as a sprinter. "I had to learn to love the sport but once I had the bug, I gave it 100%. I don't know how to do things by half measure." (Paris, 2003)
Superstitions / Rituals
Between 2000 and 2004 he always wore a flashing wristband which was given to him at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sydney. The wristband was a reminder of his poor performance at the 2000 Games and served as a motivating factor to do better at the 2004 Games, where he would win gold in the 400m hurdles. He donated the wristband to the IAAF for a charity auction in 2005.
(iaaf.org, 04 Apr 2007; IAAF, 19 Aug 2004; Paris, 2003)
Awards
He was the flag bearer for the Dominican Republic in both the 2004 and the 2008 Olympic Games. (emol.com, 17 Jul 2008)
He was named the Central American and Caribbean Confederation's Male Athlete of the Year in 2002 and 2003. He was also named Latin American Sportsman of the Year for 2003. (IAAF, 06 Jan 2004)
His victory in the 400m hurdles at the 2001 World Championships made him the first world athletics champion from the Dominican Republic. (SBS, 11 Aug 2001)
General
POLITICS
In 2012 he endorsed Danilo Medina in his campaign to become president of the Dominican Republic. (noticiassin.com, 11 Jan 2012)
UNBEATEN
He was unbeaten for 43 consecutive races between 2001 and 2004. (iaaf.org, 04 Apr 2007)
EARLY LIFE
His parents were born in the Dominican Republic but he was born and raised in the USA. He first represented the Dominican Republic in 1999. (Athletics, 2003)
FELIX SANCHEZ STADIUM
In 2005 the government of the Dominican Republic renamed the Olympic Stadium of Santo Domingo after him. (elmejorestadio.com, 2005)
FELIX SANCHEZ FOUNDATION
He has a foundation that helps troubled kids and gives them an opportunity to shine in sport. The foundation gives the kids clothes, books and other equipment and helps them with the training. He also believes in the importance of English, so all the athletes at the foundation receive English lessons. (josebayona.com, 2008)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000
