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Allyson Felix Life & Career Timeline
Eleven Olympic medals—and a legacy that extended far beyond the track.
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Allyson Felix became the most decorated woman in Olympic athletics and the most decorated athlete in World Championships history while advocating for athlete mothers.
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Born in Los Angeles
Allyson Michelle Felix grew up in Southern California and discovered sprinting in high school.
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Source: worldathletics.orgWorld youth champion
Felix won the 100m at the World U18 Championships.
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Source: worldathletics.orgBreakthrough 22.11
At seventeen, Felix ran the fastest women’s 200m time in the world that year and turned professional.
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Source: worldathletics.orgOlympic silver at eighteen
Felix earned 200m silver in an official world U20 record of 22.18.
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Source: worldathletics.orgFirst world title
She won the 200m to become the youngest world champion in the event at the time.
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Source: worldathletics.orgThree golds in Osaka
Felix defended the 200m title and added victories in both sprint relays.
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Source: worldathletics.orgSecond Olympic 200m silver
Felix again finished second in the 200m before winning her first Olympic gold in the 4x400m.
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Source: worldathletics.orgWorld 200m hat-trick
A third consecutive 200m world title confirmed a remarkable run of championship consistency.
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Source: worldathletics.orgFour medals across two distances
Felix won 400m silver, 200m bronze and two relay golds.
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Source: worldathletics.orgOlympic 200m champion
After two silvers, Felix won the individual Olympic title she had pursued for eight years.
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Source: worldathletics.orgThree golds in London
She added 4x100m world-record gold and another 4x400m title.
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Source: worldathletics.orgHamstring injury in the world final
A severe injury ended her 200m final and began a difficult return to top-level racing.
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Source: worldathletics.orgWorld 400m champion
Felix shifted focus and won her first global individual title over 400m.
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Source: worldathletics.orgThree more Olympic medals
Felix won 400m silver and relay golds in the 4x100m and 4x400m.
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Source: worldathletics.orgBecomes a mother
Felix survived severe pre-eclampsia and an emergency delivery, experiences that reshaped her public advocacy.
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Source: worldathletics.orgReturns to win two world relay titles
Ten months after giving birth, Felix won mixed and women’s 4x400m golds.
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Source: worldathletics.orgRecord-breaking eleventh Olympic medal
Bronze in the 400m and gold in the 4x400m made Felix the most decorated American track-and-field Olympian.
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Source: worldathletics.orgFinal World Championships medal
A mixed-relay bronze completed the most decorated career in World Championships history.
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