Education
University of Southern California ‘07, Elementary Education
Quick Facts
- Specialty: 100-meter, 200-meter and 400-meter sprints
- Daughter to Paul and Marlean Felix
- Sister to Wes Felix, a former USC sprinter
- Felix is the most decorated track and field athlete – male or female – in Olympic and World Athletics Championships history
- Inducted into the USOPC Hall of Fame, Class of 2025
Biographical Information
Allyson Felix is the most decorated athlete in the history of track and field, amassing 31 medals across the Olympic Games and world championships. Over the course of five consecutive Olympic Games appearances, she earned 11 Olympic medals—including seven golds—making her the most decorated female track and field athlete in Olympic history.
At the Olympic Games London 2012, Felix captured three gold medals, including anchoring a world-record-setting 4x100-meter relay. She is also a 14-time world champion and holds the record for the most career medals at the World Athletics Championships, with 20 in total.
Beyond the track, Felix has become a powerful advocate. She’s been a leading voice for maternity health and gender equity, working to create better pathways for women to succeed in sport, business and family life. In 2024, she was elected to the International Olympic Committee’s Athletes’ Commission and appointed to the USOPC Board of Directors—continuing her legacy of leadership and impact within the Olympic and Paralympic Movement.
Olympic Experience
- 5-time Olympian; 11-time Olympic medalist (7 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (4 x 400m Relay - Women), bronze (400m - Women)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (4 x 100m Relay - Women, 4 x 400m Relay - Women), silver (400m - Women)
- Olympic Games London 2012, gold (200m - Women, 4 x 100m Relay - Women, 4 x 400m Relay - Women), 5th (100m - Women)
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008, gold (4 x 400m Relay - Women), silver (200m - Women)
- Olympic Games Athens 2004, silver (200m - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2022 – gold (4 x 400m Relay - Women), bronze (4 x 400m Relay - Mixed)
- Years of participation: 4 x 400m Relay - Mixed 2019, 2022; 4 x 400m Relay - Women 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022; 4 x 100m Relay - Women 2007, 2015, 2017; 400m - Women 2015, 2017; 4 x 400m Relay (Indoor) - Women 2010; 200m - Women 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
- Medals: 17 (13 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
- Gold – 2022 (4 x 400m Relay - Women); 2019 (4 x 400m Relay - Mixed, 4 x 400m Relay - Women); 2017 (4 x 100m Relay - Women, 4 x 400m Relay - Women); 2015 (400m - Women); 2010 (4 x 400m Relay (Indoor) - Women); 2009 (200m - Women, 4 x 400m Relay - Women); 2007 (200m - Women, 4 x 100m Relay - Women, 4 x 400m Relay - Women); 2005 (200m - Women)
- Silver – 2015 (4 x 100m Relay - Women, 4 x 400m Relay - Women)
- Bronze – 2022 (4 x 400m Relay - Mixed); 2017 (400m - Women)
