100 m: 10.89 s (London 2012) 200 m: 21.69 s (Eugene 2012) 400 m: 49.49 s (Daegu 2011) Medal record Women's athletics Competitor for the United States Olympic Games Gold 2012 London 200 m Gold 2008 Beijing 4×400 m relay Silver 2008 Beijing 200 m Silver 2004 Athens 200 m World Championships Gold 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay Gold 2011 Daegu 4×400 m relay Silver 2011 Daegu 400 m Bronze 2011 Daegu 200 m Gold 2009 Berlin 200 m Gold 2009 Berlin 4x400 m relay Gold 2007 Osaka 200 m Gold 2007 Osaka 4×100 m relay Gold 2007 Osaka 4×400 m relay Gold 2005 Helsinki 200 m World Indoor Championships Gold 2010 Doha 4×400 m relay World Athletics Final Gold 2009 Thessaloniki 200 m Gold 2006 Stuttgart 200 m Gold 2005 Monte Carlo 200 m Silver 2007 Stuttgart 100 m Bronze 2006 Stuttgart 100 m Pan American Games Gold 2003 Santo Domingo 4×100 m relay Bronze 2003 Santo Domingo 200 m World Youth Championships Gold 2001 Hungary 100 m Allyson Michelle Felix (bor! n November 18, 1985[1]) is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 meters . She also competes at the 100 meter and the 400 meter distances. She is a three-time 200 meter world champion, the current Olympic champion and a two-time Olympic silver medalist at the 200 meters. She also won a silver medal in the 400 meters at the 2011 world championships and a gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympics as a member of the United States' women's 4 × 400 meters team. Felix earned her first individual Olympic gold medal in the 200m at the London 2012 Olympics. 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.[2] Contents 1 Early life 2 High school 3 Professional 4 Achievements 4.1 Competition record 4.2 Personal bests 5 References 6 External links [edit] Early life Born and raised in Southern Ca! lifornia, Felix is a devout Christian and the daughter of Paul! , an ordained minister and professor of New Testament at The Master's Seminary in Sun Valley, California, and Marlean who is an elementary school teacher at Balboa Magnet Elementary.[1] Her older brother Wes Felix is also a sprinter. Also running the 200, he was the USA Junior Champion in 2002[3] and the Pac 10 champion in 2003 and 2004 while running for USC. Wes now acts as the agent for his sister.[4] Felix describes her running ability as a gift from God, "My faith is the reason I run – it calms my heart and makes everything feel like a lift. My speed is definitely a gift from Him, and I run for His glory. Whatever I do, He allows me to do it."[citation needed] [edit] High school Allyson Felix attended Los Angeles Baptist High School in North Hills, California, where she was nicknamed "Chicken Legs" by her teammates, because the five-foot-six, 125-pound sprinter's body had skinny legs despite her strength.[1] But Felix's slightness was at seeming odds with her speed on! the track and strength in the gym, where, while still in high school, she deadlifted at least 270 pounds.[5] She credits much of her success to her coach, Wes Smith. Felix didn't discover her gift until she tried out for track in the ninth grade. Just ten weeks after that first tryout, she finished seventh in the 200 at the CIF California State Meet. In the coming seasons, she became a five-time winner at the meet.[6][7] In 2003 she was named the national girls' "High School Athlete of the Year" by Track and Field News.[8] As a senior, Felix finished second in the 200 at the US Indoor Track & Field Championships. A few months later, in front of 50,000 fans in Mexico City, she ran 22.11 seconds, the fastest in history for a high school girl (though it could not count as a World Junior record because there was no drug testing at the meet[1]).[9] Felix graduated in 2003, making headlines by forgoing college eligibility to sign a professional contract with Adidas. Adidas p! aid her an undisclosed sum and picked up her college tuition at the Uni! versity of Southern California.[10] She has since graduated with a degree in elementary education.[11] [edit] Professional At just 18, Felix finished as silver medalist in the 200 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics, behind Veronica Campbell of Jamaica; in so doing, she set a World Junior record over 200 meters with her time of 22.18. Felix is coached by Bobby Kersee – husband & coach of Olympic champion and world record holding heptathlete, Jackie Joyner-Kersee.[1] Felix became the youngest ever gold medalist sprinter in the 200 meters at the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005 and then successfully defended her title at Osaka two years later. At Osaka, Felix caught Jamaican Veronica Campbell on the bend and surged down the straight to finish in 21.81 seconds, lowering her own season-leading time by a massive 0.37 seconds. After the final she stated that "I feel so good, I am so excited. I have been waiting for so long to run such a time, to run under 22 seconds. ! it has not been an easy road, but finally I managed," said Felix. At that time, she addressed her future, saying, "My next goal is not the world record, but a gold in Beijing. I want to take it step by step. I might consider to do both – the 200 and the 400 meters – there." In 2007, Felix became only the second female athlete; after Marita Koch in 1983 to win three gold medals at a single IAAF World Championships in Athletics.[1][12] Felix continues to lift and press heavy weights as part of her training routine. Currently Felix can leg press 700 lbs despite her size.[1] Felix fully qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games during the 2008 Olympic trials in the 200 meters, but just missed qualifying for the 100 meter. However, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, despite running her season's best time in the 200 meters at 21.93, Felix again finished second to Campbell, who ran 21.74 to clinch the gold medal. Felix also ran the 4x400 meters relay as a member of the U.! S. women's team. The team finished first, giving Felix her first Olympi! c gold medal. Felix during the 200 m final at the 2009 World Championships In the build up to the 2009 World Championships in Athletics Felix was part of a United States 4 x 100 m relay team that ran the fastest women's sprint relay in twelve years. Lauryn Williams, Felix, Muna Lee and Carmelita Jeter finished with a time of 41.58 seconds, bringing them to eighth on the all time list.[13] In 2009 aged just 23, Felix proceeded to claim her third 200-meter World Championships gold medal, an unprecedented accomplishment in women's sprinting.[14] Felix clocked 22.02sec to comfortably beat Jamaica's Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown. Felix winning on the 2010 Diamond League circuit Afterwards she said, "It's really special to win a third world title. I wanted to do it in this stadium, represent my country and make Jesse Owens proud." But Felix would rather have the one gold medal that is missing during the four years it has taken her to win three consecutive 200! -meter titles at the biennial world championships. "I would love to trade my three world championships for your gold," Felix said to Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica at the medalists' news conference. That is the 2008 Olympic gold medal in the 200, a race Felix, from Valencia, was heavily favored to win. She was distressed over finishing second to Campbell-Brown when it happened in Beijing and still obsessed about it a year later. "I don't think I ever want to get over it," Felix said. "I never want to be satisfied with losing." At the same time she also commented, "I'm just grateful to have had success quickly, and sometimes I do have to pinch myself and realize all this has happened in not that much time." In 2010, Felix focused on running more 400 m races. Running the 200 m and the 400 m, she became the first person ever to win two IAAF Diamond League trophies in the same year. She continued her dominance by winning 21 races out of 22 starts, only losing to Veronica Ca! mpbell-Brown in New York. Incidentally, it was there that Brown set the! WL time of 21.98 seconds. In 2011, Felix attended the 'Great City Games' held in the streets of Manchester on 15 May. It was there that she set the world leading time in the 200m, which was 22.12, she also ran a 10.89 in the second 100m of the race. At the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, Felix participated in the 200 and 400 metre events, as well as the 4×100 and 4×400 metre relays. In the 200 metre event, Felix was drawn in heat 3 and placed second behind Dafne Schippers in a time of 22.71. In her semi-final, Felix again finished second behind rival Veronica Campbell-Brown in a time of 22.67. In the final, Felix was drawn in lane 3 and finished third in an under-par time of 22.42. Veronica Campbell-Brown won the gold and Carmelita Jeter won silver. In the 400 metre event, she took second place in her heat in a time of 51.45. Felix then won her semi-final in a time of 50.36, ahead of rivals Novlene Williams-Mills and Antonina Krivoshapka. Felix was placed in lane ! 3 in the 400 metre final and finished second in a time of 49.59, 0.03 behind winner Amantle Montsho. In the relay events, Felix ran the second leg in both events against reputable athletes such as Kerron Stewart and Kelly-Ann Baptiste in the 4×100, and Davita Prendergast and Nicola Sanders in the 4×400 metre event. Felix went on to claim gold in both events and attained world-leading times in both finals. In 2012, Felix returned to the Olympic Trials, the schedule of events virtually requiring she choose between attempting to qualify in the 100m or 400m. She chose the 100m and advanced to the final. In the final, she was the slowest out of the blocks, initially thought to be losing the third qualifying position by .001 of a second to Jeneba Tarmoh, who reacted out of
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