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Felix Streng (born 16 February 1995) is a German Paralympic track and field athlete. A single leg amputee, Streng competes in both sprint and long jump events, competing in the T44 classification. He has won medals at both European and World Championship level and was part of the German Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay team that won gold at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio.
Two years later in the buildup to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, Streng entered his second European Championships, this time held in Grosseto in Italy. He won three silvers, in the 100 metres, 200 metres and the long jump. In the 100 meters he was beaten to second place by two hundredths of a second by Britain's Jonnie Peacock, while in the other two events he finished behind his own teammates, Markus Rehm in the long jump and Johannes Floors in the 200 metres, despite running a European record time in the T44 class in the latter. Streng finished the Grosseto games with a gold in the men's 4×100 metres (T42-47) alongside the same teammates who took gold in Doha the year prior, Floors, Rhem and David Behre. The German team beat their previous European record with an improved time of 41.49 seconds, ahead of Russia and Italy.
At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Streng entered four events. In the 100 metres (T44) despite, by his own evaluation, a weak qualification round (in which Streng finished third in his heat to qualify for the final) he posted a time of 11.03 seconds in the final to take the bronze medal behind Peacock and New Zealand newcomer Liam Malone. Streng and his coach were delighted with the result due to the strength of the competition. In the 200 metres (T44), Streng qualified for the final as one of the fastest losers but was disqualified for a false start in the finals. Streng had better fortune in the T44 long jump, hitting a personal best distance of 7.13 metres to claim a second bronze medal of the Games. He completed his time in Rio with a gold medal, as he again teamed up with Floors, Rhem and Behre to win the 4 × 100 metres relay. The team improved their time again, posting 40.82 seconds to not only beat their own European record but also set a new Paralympic record. For their success in the relay the four sprinters were named team of the year by the German National Paralympic Committee.
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