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Allyson Michelle Felix Oly is an American track and field sprinter. From 2003 to 2013, Felix specialized in the 200 meter sprint and gradually shifted to the 400 meter sprint later in her career. Her racing repertoire also spans the 100 meters, 4 x 100 meter relay, and 4 x 400 meter relay. At 200 meters, she is the 2012 Olympic champion, a three-time world champion (2005-2009), and two-time Olympic silver medalist (2004 and 2008). At 400 meters, she is the 2015 world champion, 2011 world silver medalist, 2016 Olympic silver medalist, 2017 world bronze medalist, and 2020 Olympic bronze medalist.
Felix was training during the COVID-19 pandemic with the aim of her fifth Olympic Games – her first as a mom; she completed workouts on streets, empty soccer fields and beaches when quarantine measures were first enacted in March 2020.
In June 2021, at the Olympic trials, 35-year-old Allyson Felix qualified for the 400 meter individual event by finishing second with a time of 50.02 seconds, her fastest time since July 2017 and the masters athletics record (35–40 age group). In the 400m final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Felix ran 49.46 seconds to win the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 final, alongside an all-star team including Sydney McLaughlin , Dalilah Muhammad , and Athing Mu. This was her 10th overall Olympic medal. This accomplishment extended her 400 meter masters athletics record, tied her with Carl Lewis as the most decorated American track and field Olympian, and broke her tie with Merlene Ottey as the most decorated female track and field Olympian. Felix recently announced the launch of her own footwear company, Saysh.