Perdita races to win in Austria
September 12, 2007 - 02:36
PICKERING -- Pickering Olympian Perdita Felicien added another solid effort to a strong 2007 outdoor track and field campaign -- a gold medal at an Austrian meet on Tuesday.
Felicien, 27, won the 100-metre hurdles crown at the Intersport Gugl-Meeting in Linz, Austria. She won in a comparatively slow 12.73 seconds, followed by Jamaican Vonette Dixon in 12.83 and fellow Canadian Angela Whyte in third in 12.87.
Felicien also recently finished fourth in her event at the Weltklasse Golden League meet in Zurich, Switzerland in a time of 12.71 seconds.
Late last month, Felicien captured the silver medal at the 2007 IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Osaka, Japan where she finished behind American Michelle Perry in 12.49 seconds.
In July, she also ran to a silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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