Gamali Felix

{{Short description|Grenadian athlete}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = lightgreen | name = | image = | image_size =  | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = Grenadian | club = South City Rising Stars | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|03|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = St. George's, Grenada | death_date = | death_place = | country = {{GRN}} | sport = Athletics | event = 400m <br /> Long Jump <br /> Triple Jump | universityteam = | retired = | pb = 400m 45.12 <br />'''Long Jump''': 7.26m, <br /> Triple Jump 14.91m | show-medals = | updated = | coach = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport | Men's athletics}} {{Medal|Country| {{GRN}} }} {{Medal|Competition|CARIFTA Games(U18)}} {{Medal|Silver |2016 St. George's | Triple Jump}} }}

'''Gamali Felix''' (born 17 March 1999) is a Grenadian athlete who competes primarily in the Sprints (formerly in Long Jump and Triple Jump). While attending the Grenada Boys Secondary School he became the under 16 boys Record holder in the Long Jump as well as the under 18 boys Record holder in the Triple Jump. He secured a Silver medal representing Grenada at the 2016 Carifta games with a jump of 14.55m.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationnews.com/2016/03/26/carifta-games-2016-session-2-results/|title=CARIFTA Games 2016 Session 2 Results|date=March 26, 2016|website=www.nationnews.com}}</ref>

In 2017 Felix was able to set a new school record in the senior boys 400m with a time of 49.44s thus erasing the old mark of 50.30s set by Anthony Modeste in 1993. This was Felix's first year competing in the event. At the National Junior Championships of the same year Felix extended his personal best distance in the Triple Jump with a jump of 14.87m.

In 2021 Felix became the NJCAA National Indoor Champion in the men's 400m.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 6, 2021 |title=Moudani breaks program record and Coke defends title leading Barton men to 4th place national track and field indoor finish #GoBarton |url=https://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2020-21/releases/202103093z1c72 |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=Barton Cougars - Home of 60 National Championships}}</ref> He was the first Grenadian athlete to win this title. He also earned All-American honors as part of the Barton County Community {{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} team which finish third at the outdoor Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ustfccca.org/2021/05/awards/2021-njcaa-division-i-outdoor-track-field-all-america|title=2021 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field All-America ::: USTFCCCA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 21, 2020 |title=Barton's Edgerton, Ashley, and Coke nab National Track and Field indoor honors; Cougars accumulate 38 All-America awards #GoBarton |url=https://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mtrack/2019-20/releases/20200518qwwi8l |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=Barton Cougars - Home of 60 National Championships}}</ref>

He represented Grenada at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games and placed fourth in the Men's 400m.

==Competition record== All information taken from World Athletics profile.<ref>{{IAAF|14746894}}</ref> {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="8"|Representing {{GRN}} |- |rowspan=2|2016 |rowspan=2|Carifta Games |rowspan=2|St. George's, Grenada |bgcolor= | 13th |Long Jump |6.29m |- |bgcolor=silver | 2nd |Triple Jump |14.55m |- |rowspan=2|2017 |rowspan=2|Carifta Games |rowspan=2|Willemstad, Curacao |bgcolor= | 5th |Long Jump |7.10m |- |bgcolor=| 5th |Triple Jump |14.61m |- |- |rowspan=1|2021 |rowspan=1|Junior Pan American Games |rowspan=1|Cali, Colombia |bgcolor= | 4th |400m |46.54 |- |- |2023 |Central American and Caribbean Games |San Salvador, El Salvador |6th |400 m |45.71 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IAAF|14746894}} * [https://thesundevils.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/gamali-felix/13268 Arizona State Sun Devils bio]

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