Félix Sanchez, 47.63s - Olympic Games, Athènes 2004

IntervalsSpeed and time, sector by sector

Félix Sanchez47.63s

Detailed race data

Sectors	Splits	Cumulative	Speed (m/s)	StridesStrides · Lead	Lead leg
Start - H1	5.87	5.87	7.67	21 L	L
H2	3.64	9.51	9.62	13 L	L
H3	3.64(0.00)	13.15	9.62	13 L	L
H4	3.72

Max speed

9.62m/s

Avg speed

8.40m/s

Std. deviation

0.31s

StridesRhythm and lead leg

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Stride pattern

Stride count and lead leg, hurdle by hurdle

Strong legWeak leg

21L

13L

14R

14L

15L

H1H2H3H4H5H6H7H8H9H10

Preferred lead legLeft

Total strides146

Hurdles per lead leg

9Strong leg

1Weak leg

2 Stride changes

H5-H61314

H7-H81415

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Benchmark

Percentile position, sector by sector

Top 23%

47.63s

Slower49.95sFaster45.80s

Faster than 77% of 400m hurdles Elite-level.

Actual percentile: 77

n = 175 races · 86 athletes

Sector breakdown

Below medianAverageAbove

Start - H15.87s

H23.64s

H33.64s

H43.72s

H53.96s

H64.16s

H74.20s

H84.28s

H94.32s

H104.56s

Finish5.28s

Regularity

Average

Position within the pacing-consistency distribution (a higher value isn't necessarily a better race).

Deceleration

Heavy speed loss

Position within the speed-loss distribution between the two race halves (a low value isn't always better pacing).

Technical cleanliness

Average

Hurdle fault rate, compared to the database.

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Race context

On 26 August 2004, Félix Sanchez (Dominican Republic) ran their 400 metres hurdles in 47.63 seconds at Athènes (Olympic Games).

On 4h/world, this time earns Félix a Top 12% World ranking.

Race signature

Avg. interval

4.05s

Std. deviation

0.31

Deceleration

1st half8.88m/s

9.7%

2nd half8.02m/s

Stride pattern

StartH5H7H10

Technical insights

Fastest interval: 3.64s (H2–H3).
Excellent fatigue resistance: only 9.7% speed loss between the first and second halves (8.88 → 8.02 m/s).
Steady stride pattern.
Lead leg alternation: 9× Left, 1× Right.

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