Allyson Felix

Allyson Felix

Felix at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Personal information
Birth name	Allyson Michelle Felix
Nationality	American
Born	(1985-11-18) November 18, 1985 (age 31) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Residence	Santa Clarita, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	121 lb (55 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.89 s (London 2012) 150 m: 16.36 WB (Manchester 2013) 200 m: 21.69 s (Eugene 2012) 400 m: 49.26 s (Beijing 2015)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 6 3 0 World Championships 9 3 1 World Indoor Championships 1 0 0 World Youth Championships 2 0 0 World Relay Championships 0 1 0 Pan American Games 1 0 1 World Athletics Final 3 1 1 Total 22 8 3 Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 4×400 m relay 2012 London 200 m 2012 London 4×100 m relay 2012 London 4×400 m relay 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m relay 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay 2004 Athens 200 m 2008 Beijing 200 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m World Championships 2005 Helsinki 200 m 2007 Osaka 200 m 2007 Osaka 4×100 m relay 2007 Osaka 4×400 m relay 2009 Berlin 200 m 2009 Berlin 4×400 m relay 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay 2011 Daegu 4×400 m relay 2015 Beijing 400 m 2011 Daegu 400 m 2015 Beijing 4×100 m relay 2015 Beijing 4×400 m relay 2011 Daegu 200 m World Indoor Championships 2010 Doha 4×400 m relay World Relay Championships 2015 Nassau 4×100 m relay Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo 4×100 m relay 2003 Santo Domingo 200 m World Youth Championships 2001 Debrecen 100 m 2001 Debrecen Medley relay

Allyson Michelle Felix (born November 18, 1985) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 400 meters. At 200 meters, she is the 2012 Olympic champion, a 3-time World champion (2005–09), and 2-time Olympic silver medalist (2004–08). At 400 meters, she is the 2015 World champion and 2016 Olympic silver medalist. She has won five additional Olympic gold medals as a member of the United States' women's relay teams: three at 4 × 400 meters (2008–16), and two at 4 x 100 meters (2012–16). The 2012 U.S. Olympic 4 x 100 meters team also set the women's 4x100 meters world-record that still stands. Felix is the only female track and field athlete to ever win six Olympic gold medals, and is tied with Merlene Ottey as the most decorated female Olympian in track and field history, with a total of nine Olympic medals.

Felix's 200 meters best of 21.69 secs from 2012, ranks her sixth on the all-time list. In 2013, she broke the world best for the rarely contested 150 meters distance, running 16.36 secs. In the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships, she ran the fastest split ever recorded by an American woman, and third fastest split ever after and Marita Koch, with 47.72. As a participant in the US Anti-Doping Agency's "Project Believe" program, Felix is regularly tested to ensure that her body is free of performance-enhancing drugs. She is coached by Bobby Kersee.

Born and raised in California, Felix is a devout Christian and the daughter of Paul, an ordained minister and professor of New Testament at The Master's Seminary in Santa Clarita Valley, California, and Marlean who is an elementary school teacher at Balboa Magnet Elementary. Her older brother Wes Felix is also a sprinter. Also running the 200 m, he was the USA Junior Champion in 2002 and the Pac-10 champion in 2003 and 2004 while running for USC. Wes now acts as the agent for his sister. Felix describes her running ability as a gift from God, "For me, my faith is the reason I run. I definitely feel I have this amazing gift that God has blessed me with, and it's all about using it to the best of my ability."

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