- Sylviane Félix
Sylviane Felix (born
October 31 ,1977 inCréteil ,France ) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally forFrance , who won the bronze medal in the 4x100m relay at the2004 Olympic Games inAthens, Greece .Felix started running at age fifteen. She suffered knee and back injuries which forced her out of competition for two years between 1998 and 2000. She didn't know anything about athletics and wasn't particularly interested in it but she won her first race. "The sensations were extraordinary so I continued with it"." Her best senior solo result was finishing 4th in the 200m final at the
2002 European Athletics Championships inMunich .Felix was the 1996 world junior 200m champion. Her occupation is police officer. She is a graduated
sociologist . She finished 5th in the 200m final and 7th in the 100m final at the2006 European Athletics Championships inGothenburg .External links
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