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félix berlin sánchez at the world championship athletics 2009 in 400 meter hurdles , 4 × 400 meters relay new york , usa 73 kg lb on 200px united states 1.78 m ftin on running 30 august 1977 california , usa felix sanchez berlin 2009 cropped.jpg félix sánchez
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félix sánchez

félix sánchez , -lrb- born august 30 , 1977 -rrb- is an american track and field athlete of dominican descent who competes for the dominican republic .
he specializes in the 400 meter hurdles event , where he is the reigning olympic champion .
he is a two-time olympic gold medallist , having won the titles in 2004 and 2012 .
he was also world champion in 2001 and 2003 .
just before turning 36 , he set the masters m35 world record at 48.10 .
sanchez has acquired many nicknames : `` super felix , '' `` the invincible , '' `` superman , '' and `` the dictator . ''
the félix sánchez olympic stadium , the dominican republic 's largest stadium , is named after him .
