Perdita Felicien won silver medals at the 2007 World Championships, the 2010 World Indoor Championships, and twice at the Pan American Games.
17 Facts About Perdita Felicien
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Perdita Felicien's mother named her "Perdita" after she heard the name on the TV game show, The Price is Right.
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Perdita Felicien moved to Pickering, Ontario, where, as a student, she began competing in track and field events at her school.
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Perdita Felicien was motivated to join the school's track and field team after receiving an Award of Excellence in the Canada Fitness Award Program in grade 3.
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Perdita Felicien dedicated herself to hurdling at Pine Ridge Secondary School and won the Ontario high-school hurdling championship in 1998.
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Perdita Felicien's performance earned her the first of three consecutive University of Illinois Female Athlete of the Year awards, and she was voted the US Track Coaches Association National Female Outdoor Athlete of the Year.
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Perdita Felicien returned to the track and had some success, winning medals at the world championships alongside her teammate Priscilla Lopes-Schliep.
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Perdita Felicien did not compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China due to a foot injury.
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Perdita Felicien partnered with Jessica Zelinka, ranked the sixth-best heptathlete in the world.
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In June 2012, Perdita Felicien failed to qualify for the Canadian Olympic team for the 2012 London Olympics.
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Perdita Felicien had finished third in the 2012 Canadian Olympic trials for track and field, in the 100m hurdles event, under protest.
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Perdita Felicien was part of the broadcasting team for the Toronto 2015 PanAm Games coverage.
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In 2018, Perdita Felicien joined the CBC TV network broadcasting the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in South Korea and later the Tokyo Olympics.
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Since 2020, Perdita Felicien has been the host of All-Round Champion, a TV series produced by Marblemedia for TV Ontario and BYU TV.
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Perdita Felicien is a supporter of Count Me In, the largest youth-run organization in Canada.
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Perdita Felicien spoke at the 2013 Count Me In Conference in Toronto.
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Perdita Felicien is an active ambassador for Right To Play.