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Allyson Felix

Felix at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Allyson Michelle Felix
Born	(1985-11-18) November 18, 1985 (age 39) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Home town	Santa Clarita, California
Education	University of Southern California (BA)
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	125 lb (57 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 10.89 s (London 2012) 150 m: 16.36 s (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 7 3 1 World Championships 14 3 3 World Indoor Championships 1 0 0 Total 22 6 4 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 2020 Tokyo 4 × 400 m relay 2004 Athens 200 m 2008 Beijing 200 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m 2020 Tokyo 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 2017 London 4 × 100 m relay 2017 London 4 × 400 m relay 2019 Doha 4 × 400 m relay 2019 Doha 4 × 400 m mixed 2022 Eugene 4 × 400 m relay 2011 Daegu 400 m 2015 Beijing 4 × 100 m relay 2015 Beijing 4 × 400 m relay 2011 Daegu 200 m 2017 London 400 m 2022 Eugene 4 × 400 m mixed World Indoor Championships 2010 Doha 4 × 400 m relay Diamond League 2010 200 m 2010 400 m 2014 200 m 2015 200 m

Allyson Michelle Felix (born November 18, 1985) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters. She specialized in the 200 meters from 2003 to 2013, then gradually shifted to the 400 meters later in her career. At 200 meters, Felix is the 2012 Olympic champion, a three-time world champion (2005–2009), a two-time Olympic silver medalist (2004 and 2008), and the 2011 world bronze medalist. 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. Across the short distances, Felix is a ten-time U.S. national champion (2004, 2005, 2007–2012, 2015 and 2016).

Felix played a key role on the United States women's relay teams, winning six additional Olympic gold medals: four consecutive medals at 4 × 400 meters (2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020) and two at 4 × 100 meters (2012 and 2016). The 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic 4 × 100 m teams set a world record of 40.82 s and the second fastest time of 41.01 s, respectively. With these six golds from relays and one from an individual event, Felix became the first female track and field athlete to ever win seven Olympic gold medals. She is also the most decorated woman in Olympic track and field history and the most decorated American track and field athlete in Olympic history, having earned 11 total medals from five consecutive Olympic Games. Felix is the most decorated athlete, male or female, in World Athletics Championships history with 20 career medals, 7 from individual events and 13 from team relays. With a combined Olympic and World Championship total of 31 medals, she is also the overall most decorated athlete in track and field history, with 12 medals from individual events and 19 from relays. Felix was the first athlete in track and field history to medal in 3 different relays, 4 × 100 m, 4 × 400 m and mixed 4 × 400 m.

Among Felix's notable performances, her 200 meters personal best of 21.69 seconds, which was set at the 2012 U.S. Olympic trials, ranked at the time as the third-fastest time ever run by an American woman and sixth-fastest time by a female athlete in history. She also ran a 47.72-second leg on the U.S. women's 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2015 Beijing World Championships, recording the fastest split ever by an American woman, and third-fastest split ever by a female athlete.

Felix, along with Alysia Montaño and Kara Goucher, is credited with stirring public outcry over Nike's refusal to guarantee salary protections for its pregnant athletes, prompting the sportswear brand to expand its maternity policy in 2019. Two years after her departure from Nike, the athlete turned entrepreneur launched her own footwear company, Saysh, in June 2021.

She was included in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2020 and 2021. In 2022, Felix received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from her alma mater USC and also served as the commencement speaker for that year's graduation ceremony. In July 2024, Felix was placed at number 63 on ESPN's list of the 100 greatest athletes of the 21st century.

Early life

Allyson Felix was born on November 18, 1985, in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Paul, an ordained minister and professor of New Testament at The Master's Seminary in Sun Valley, California, and Marlean, an elementary school teacher at Balboa Magnet Elementary. Her elder brother Wes Felix was also a sprinter, winning the 2002 USA Junior Championships in the 200 meters race and later, the Pac-10 championships in 2003 and 2004 as a collegiate athlete 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."

Junior career

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. Her slightness belied her speed on the track and strength in the gym, as she could deadlift at least 270 pounds while still in high school. Felix credits much of her early success to her high school sprint coach, Jonathan Patton.

Felix began to discover her athletic talents after she tried out for track in the ninth grade. Just ten weeks after that first tryout, she finished seventh in the 200 meters at the CIF California State Meet. In the coming seasons, she became a five-time winner at the meet. In 2001, at the Debrecan World Youth Championships, Felix achieved her first international title in the 100 meters. In 2003, she was named the national girls' "High School Athlete of the Year" by Track and Field News. As a senior, Felix finished second in the 200 meters 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.

Felix graduated high school in 2003, making headlines by forgoing college eligibility to sign a professional contract with Adidas via her agent Nik Visger. Adidas paid her an undisclosed sum and picked up her college tuition at the University of Southern California. She graduated in May 2008 with a degree in elementary education.

Professional

Early career

At the 2003 U.S. national championships, the seventeen-year-old phenomenon finished second in the 200 meters sprint with a time of 22.59 seconds, earning her spot to the 2003 Paris World Championships. In the quarter-finals of the 200 meters in Paris, Felix finished sixth in 23.33 seconds.

At the age of 18, Felix earned an Olympic silver medal in the 200 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, behind Veronica Campbell of Jamaica; in doing so, she set a world junior record over 200 meters with her time of 22.18 seconds. After leaving Athens, Felix and her coach Pat Connolly, who also guided the 1984 Olympic 100 meters champion Evelyn Ashford, parted ways as Connolly moved back to Virginia and Felix cited difficulties training alone. The young sprinter then sought the tutelage of controversial sprint coach Bob Kersee, whom she would train under for the next 18 years.

Nineteen-year-old Felix became the youngest world champion ever in the 200 meters at the 2005 Helsinki World Championships and then successfully defended her world title in Osaka two years later. At the 2007 Osaka World Championships, Felix caught Jamaican rival, Veronica Campbell, on the bend and surged down the straightaway to finish in 21.81 seconds, dipping under the 22-second barrier for the first time in her career. After the final, Felix stated in the post-race interview: "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." At that time, she addressed her future, saying, "My next goal is not the world record, but gold in Beijing. I want to take it step-by-step. I might consider doing both – the 200 and the 400 meters – there." Days later, after partaking in the winning U.S. 4 × 100 meters relay and also the 4 × 400 meters relay, in which she unofficially split 48.01 seconds on the second leg, 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.

2008–09

Felix qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics at the 2008 Olympic trials by winning the 200 meters sprint in 21.82 seconds, but narrowly missed qualifying for the 100 meters sprint. In the Olympic 200 meter final, despite running her season's best time in the 200 meters at 21.93 seconds, she again finished second to Campbell, who ran 21.74 seconds, the best time of the decade, to win the gold medal. Felix avenged her disappointing loss by regaining the lead for the U.S. women's 4 × 400 meters relay team during her 48.55-second leg, allowing Team USA to eventually win and earning her first Olympic gold medal.

In the build-up to the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, Felix was part of a U.S. 4 × 100 meters 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. In 2009, at merely 23 years old, Felix proceeded to claim her third 200-meter world championship gold medal, an unprecedented accomplishment in women's sprinting. Felix clocked 22.02 sec to comfortably beat Jamaica's Olympic 200-meter champion Veronica Campbell-Brown.

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 admitted that she would rather have the one gold medal that she was missing. "I would love to trade my three world championships for your gold," Felix jokingly said to Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica at the medalists' news conference, referring to the 2008 Olympic gold medal in the 200 meters, a race Felix was heavily favored to win. Still distressed over finishing second to Campbell-Brown in Beijing, Felix stated: "I don't think I ever want to get over it. 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." Felix later claimed another gold medal by running a 48.75-second leg on Team USA's victorious 4 × 400 meters relay team.

2010–11

In 2010, Felix focused on running more 400-meter races. Running the 200 meters and the 400 meters, she became the first person to win two IAAF Diamond League trophies in the same year. She continued her dominance by winning 21 out of 22 races, only losing to Veronica Campbell-Brown in New York. Felix also became the U.S. 100 meters champion by winning the sprint in 11.27 seconds against a strong −2.5 m/s headwind.

At the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, Felix ran in the 200 and 400 meters, as well as the 4 × 100 and 4 × 400 meters relay races. In the 400-meter event, Felix's best efforts yielded only a second-place finish despite straining down the homestretch to a personal best of 49.59 seconds, 0.03 behind winner Amantle Montsho of Botswana. Montsho later tested positive for the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine in 2014. In the 200-meter final, Felix finished third in a subpar time of 22.42 seconds due to fatigue. Veronica Campbell-Brown won the gold and Carmelita Jeter won silver. In the relay events, Felix ran the second leg in both the 4 × 100 meters and 4 × 400 meters. Team USA won both events, attaining world-leading times in both finals as Felix added two world championship gold medals to her collection. The 25-year-old American sprinter was the only athlete to leave Daegu with four medals.

2012–13

In 2012, Felix returned to the Olympic trials, choosing to race the 100 meters in addition to her main event, the 200 meters. The top three finishers in each event qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics team. In the 100 meters final, she ran 11.07 seconds, placing third, but not without controversy. Officials ruled that Felix and her training partner Jeneba Tarmoh were in a dead heat for third place, the final qualification position, after initially declaring Tarmoh ahead. A run-off between Tarmoh and Felix was scheduled, but Tarmoh eventually withdrew due to emotional and physical fatigue, conceding the final 100-meter spot to Felix. In the 200 meters final at the 2012 Olympic trials, Felix recorded a personal best and a meet record of 21.69 seconds, the third-fastest time an American woman had ever run and the fourth-fastest ever clocked by a female athlete up until that point. Carmelita Jeter and Sanya Richards-Ross placed second and third, respectively.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Felix competed in four events: 100 meters, 200 meters, 4 × 100 meters relay, and 4 × 400 meters relay, placing fifth in the 100 meters and winning gold in the other three, thus becoming the first American woman to win three golds in athletics at an Olympics since Florence Griffith-Joyner at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In her first final, the 100 meters final, she placed fifth with a personal best of 10.89 seconds. The 200 meters final, a race she lost twice at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics to Jamaican rival Veronica Campbell-Brown, proved to be her successful third attempt as she won in 21.88 seconds, outracing a stacked field that included Campbell-Brown, 2012 Olympic 100 meters champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, 2012 Olympic 100 meters silver medalist Carmelita Jeter, and 2012 Olympic 400 meters champion Sanya Richards-Ross. Felix pushed out of the blocks with a strong start and was on par with the Jamaican athletes coming off of the curve before pulling away in the final 50 meters to clinch her long-awaited individual Olympic gold medal. Fraser-Pryce won silver and American compatriot Jeter took the bronze medal.

Felix took to the track again as part of the women's 4 × 100 meters relay team alongside Tianna Madison, Bianca Knight, and Jeter. The foursome won with a time of 40.82 seconds, breaking the long-held world record of 41.37 seconds, set by East Germany in October 1985. On the final night of Olympic athletics, Felix ran a 48.2-second leg on the U.S. women's 4 × 400 meters relay team that included DeeDee Trotter, Francena McCorory, and Richards-Ross, winning in a time of 3:16.87, the third-fastest time in Olympic history behind the Soviet Union and the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics, and the fifth-fastest time overall, up until that point.

At the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Felix entered in the 200 meters and was expected to also appear in the relays, but succumbed to a hamstring injury in the 200 meters final and was carried off the track by her brother. The race was won by Fraser-Pryce.

2014–15

After a nine-month layoff due to a hamstring injury, Felix resumed competition in the 400 meters at the Shanghai Diamond League meet in May 2014, in which she finished fifth with a time of 50.81 seconds. She later competed in the 200 meters at the Prefontaine Classic meet, finishing third with a season's best of 22.44 seconds.

As the winner of the 2014 IAAF Diamond League 200-meter title, Felix received a bye into the 2015 World Championships in Athletics. Obligated to participate in the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships but not required to run the 200 meters, she opted for the 400 meters. Felix won the event in 50.19 seconds with a late surge from fourth place at the 300-meter mark, catching Natasha Hastings right before the finish line to earn her ninth U.S. championship title. World number one ranked Francena McCorory and number two Sanya Richards-Ross failed to qualify for the 2015 Beijing World Championships.

The 2015 Beijing World Championships schedule placed the 400-meter final just over an hour after the 200-meter semi-finals, making it virtually impossible to perform to world championship level in both events. As of July 1, Felix held the fastest seed time in both the 400 (0.11 over the fastest competitor) and 200 (0.22 over the fastest competitor), leaving her with a difficult choice as to which event to put her full effort into. Felix eventually chose the 400 meters and later triumphed in the event final with a personal best of 49.26 seconds. She dominated the race from beginning to end, making up the stagger from the start of the gun and never relinquishing her lead to claim the 400 meters title. In doing so, Felix became the first woman to win world titles in the 200 meters and the 400 meters. Additionally, she has now won the most world championship gold medals, and most overall world championship medals, out of any American track and field athlete. She continued to add to her medal collection by earning silver medals in both the 4 × 100 meters relay and 4 × 400 meters relay. In the latter race, Felix received the baton with a significant deficit to the leading Jamaican team, prompting her to sprint a historic split time of 47.72 seconds to regain the lead for the American women before the final handoff. This was the fastest 4 × 400 meters split ever recorded by an American woman and third-fastest 4 × 400 meters split ever by any female athlete, after Jarmila Kratochvílová and Marita Koch. Running the final leg, Francena McCorory failed to hold onto the lead and was overtaken by Novlene Williams-Mills in the final meters.

2016–17

Felix began her 2016 season with an uncharacteristically slow start after a gym accident in April, when she dropped from a pull-up bar and landed awkwardly, twisting her right ankle and tearing multiple ligaments. Felix was slated to run in a Diamond League meet in Doha as well as the Prefontaine Classic, but pulled out of both meets. In early June, she ran the 400 meters in 51.23 seconds at a low-key San Diego meet.

Still dealing with the physical repercussions from the accident, Felix raced the 200 meters and 400 meters anyway at the 2016 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, attempting to fulfill her goal of completing a 200–400 meters double victory at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. In the 400 meters trials final, she surged from the middle of the pack down the homestretch and overtook the field in the final meters, recording a world-leading time of 49.68 seconds. Then, in the 200 meters final, the lack of speed work due to injury eventually caught up with her as she was narrowly edged out by Jenna Prandini, who dove across the finish line to secure the third and final spot on the team, beating Felix by 0.01 seconds (22.53 to 22.54 seconds). Felix took the rest of July and early part of August off to give her ankle more time to heal while she continued preparations for the Olympics.

At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Felix bumped her overall Olympic haul to nine overall medals: six golds and three silvers, tying Jamaican legend Merlene Ottey's record for the most Olympic medals won by a female track and field athlete, although most of Ottey's medal collection consists of individual medals. Felix's hope of winning the 400 meters Olympic gold medal came up short after she lost by 0.07 to Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas, who made a legal but unusual dive across the finish line as Felix was quickly closing the distance. Felix recovered from the disappointing performance to win two golds with the U.S. 4 × 100 meters and 4 × 400 meters relay teams. The 4 × 100 meters relay win drew much controversy, as Team USA was initially disqualified in their semi-final run after Felix had dropped the baton during the handoff attempt to English Gardner. However, replays showed that the Brazilian sprinter in the neighboring lane swung her arm and accidentally impeded Felix right before the handoff, causing her to lose her balance. After the appeal was accepted, Team USA was awarded a solo run the next day. With a successful time trial, Felix and her teammates advanced to the final, where they won in 41.01 seconds, the second-fastest 4 × 100 meters relay time in history.

The following year, during the 2017 World Championships in London, Felix added three more medals to her collection, cementing her position as the most decorated athlete in IAAF World Championships history. Felix equaled Merlene Ottey's and Usain Bolt's 14 medal tally by winning a bronze medal in the 400-meter final with a time of 50.08 seconds. She admitted that the result was disappointing, as she was hoping to defend her title in the discipline. Just a month prior to the championships, Felix had won the London's Diamond League meet held at the same track with a world-leading time of 49.65 seconds. Felix earned two additional gold medals by partaking in the 4 × 100 relay and also the 4 × 400 meters relay, in which she ran a 48.7-second leg, bringing her tally up to 16 world championship medals.

2018–19

Pregnancy emergency

Felix reduced her racing schedule in 2018, stating: "In the 19 years that I've been running track, I've never taken a break. Never had a year where I took it easy. Now that this is kind of a year without a championship, I've had to force myself to have a different approach because my goal is 2020. So, if you guys don't see me at as many of the races as I usually run, don't worry. I'm fine. I'm just challenging myself to be smarter." Later in December 2018, Felix revealed her difficult pregnancy story to espnW. During her 32nd-week pregnancy checkup, doctors discovered that Felix had developed pre-eclampsia, a condition that is disproportionately prevalent in African-American women and is marked by high blood pressure along with potentially harmful childbirth effects. With the baby's heart rate steadily decreasing, Felix had to deliver her premature daughter via emergency C-section within 48 hours. Motivated by her life-threatening experience, Felix testified before the United States House Committee on Ways and Means on the topic of the black maternal mortality crisis: "Research shows that racial bias in our maternal health care system includes things like providers spending less time with Black mothers, underestimating the pain of their Black patients, ignoring symptoms and dismissing complaints."

Nike controversy

Felix furthered her maternal advocacy work in May 2019 by penning an op-ed for The New York Times, accusing her longtime sponsor Nike of refusing to guarantee salary protections for female athletes in the months following pregnancy. Her story underscored the earlier allegations made by her former Nike teammates Alysia Montaño and Kara Goucher regarding their pregnancy disputes with the sportswear company. In the article, Felix explained that after her contract ended in December 2017, she and Nike negotiated for a contract renewal. Planning to start a family in 2018, Felix asked Nike for written financial security, in case her performance yielded subpar results while recovering from childbirth; the negotiators declined after already offering a 70 percent pay cut in this contract proposal. Soon after, Felix left and signed a clothing sponsorship deal with the Gap Inc.–owned apparel company Athleta in July 2019, becoming their first sponsored athlete. Following the public controversy, Nike altered their maternal policy in August 2019, promising to not apply any performance-related salary reductions for 18 consecutive months, starting eight months before the due date. During this period, the sportswear company would also not float the possibility of termination if the athlete chooses to not race due to pregnancy.

Return to competition

In July 2019, Felix competed in her first race since giving birth in November 2018, finishing sixth in the 400-meter sprint at the U.S. national championships in Des Moines, Iowa. Although failing to qualify into the individual 400-meter event for the 2019 Doha World Championships, Felix's sixth-place finish still placed her in the U.S. 4 × 400 meters relay pool. In the first-ever mixed-gender 4 × 400 meters relay at the world championships, Felix competed with Michael Cherry, Wil London III, and Courtney Okolo to set a world record time of 3:09.34. Felix ran a 50.4-second split for her leg. She earned another gold medal as a runner in the preliminary heats for the U.S. women's 4 × 400 meters relay, although she was not selected to participate in the final. With her 12th and 13th world championship gold medals, Felix surpassed Usain Bolt for the most golds by any athlete in World Athletics Championships history.

2020–2022

Felix trained during the COVID-19 pandemic with the aim of qualifying for her fifth Olympic Games – her first as a mother. She completed workouts on streets, empty soccer fields, and beaches after Gavin Newsom's quarantine measures were first enacted throughout California in March 2020. A former participant in the US Anti-Doping Agency's "Project Believe" program in 2008, she volunteered again for "Project Believe 2020" to help test an unprecedented sample collection procedure for athletes during the coronavirus stay-at-home orders.

In June 2021, two years after she publicized her contract dispute with Nike, Felix launched her own footwear company, Saysh, and began wearing spikes created by the brand into competitions. Within the same month, at the U.S. Olympic trials, the 35-year-old American qualified for the 400 meters individual event by finishing second with a time of 50.02 seconds, a new masters athletics record (35–40 age group) and also her fastest time since July 2017.

Leading up to the 400 meters final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, some doubted that Felix would stand on the podium again for her final individual Olympic event due to her age, U.S. Olympics trials performance, and semi-final time. Every finalist in the 400 meters final ran sub-50 seconds in their semi-final, with Felix running the second-slowest qualifying time of 49.89 seconds. Despite the odds, Felix ran 49.46 seconds in the final to claim the bronze medal, her 10th overall Olympic medal. This accomplishment lowered 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 concluded her Olympic career after winning gold in the women's 4 × 400 meters final, alongside a team that included Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad, and Athing Mu. This 11th Olympic medal broke Felix's tie with Carl Lewis and officially established her as the most decorated American track and field athlete in Olympic history.

In April 2022, Felix announced that she would retire at the end of that year's season. Her last competition was the World Athletics Championships in Eugene in July 2022, where she won gold in the women's 4 × 400 meters relay and bronze in the mixed 4 × 400 meters relay.

Achievements

Allyson Felix is a five-time recipient of the Jesse Owens/Jackie Joyner Kersee Award, an accolade given by USA Track & Field to commend the chosen athlete of the year. She won the award for the first time in 2005, and then again in 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2015. After her success at the 2012 London Olympics, Felix received the 2012 IAAF Female World Athlete of the Year award. In 2022, Felix received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.

Personal bests

• At the 2012 Summer Olympics Felix ran the second leg of the 4 × 400 meters relay in a time of 48.2 seconds.
• At the 2015 World Championships Felix ran the third leg of the 4 × 400 meters relay in a time of 47.72 seconds, which is the fastest 4 × 400 meters split ever by an American woman and third-fastest 4 × 400 meters split ever by any female athlete, after Jarmila Kratochvílová and Marita Koch.

National titles

• Six-time national 200 meters champion – 2004 (22.28), 2005 (22.13), 2007 (22.34), 2008 (21.82), 2009 (22.02), 2012 (21.69)
• Three-time national 400 meters champion – 2011 (50.40), 2015 (50.05), 2016 (49.68)
• U.S. national 100 meters champion – 2010 (11.27 with −2.5 m/s headwind)

Notes: The 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 U.S. championships double as the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. Felix is the first woman ever to win U.S. national titles in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 400 meters in her career. She is also the second American woman, after Chandra Cheeseborough, to ever qualify for the Olympics (by placing in the top three) in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 400 meters during her career.

International competitions

Representing the  United States

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	1st	100 m	11.57
			1st	Medley relay	2:03.83
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	5th	200 m	23.48
			2nd (semis)	4 × 100 m relay	43.92
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	3rd	200 m	22.93
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	43.06
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	6th (quarter-finals)	200 m	23.33
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	2nd	200 m	22.18
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st	200 m	22.16
2006	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	1st	200 m	22.11
			3rd	100 m	11.07
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	1st	200 m	21.81
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.98
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:18.55
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	2nd	200 m	21.93
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:18.54
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	1st	200 m	22.02
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:17.83
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.34
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	3rd	200 m	22.42
			2nd	400 m	49.59
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.56
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:18.09
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	5th	100 m	10.89
			1st	200 m	21.88
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	40.82 OR WR
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:16.88
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	DNF	200 m	Injured
2015	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	42.32
	World Championships	Beijing, China	1st	400 m	49.26
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	41.68
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:19.44
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	400 m	49.51
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.01
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:19.06
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	3rd	400 m	50.08
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.82
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:19.02
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	1st	4 × 400 m mixed relay	3:09.34 WR
			1st (heats)	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.96
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	3rd	400 m	49.46 MWR
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:16.85
2022	World Championships	Eugene, Oregon, USA	3rd	4 × 400 m mixed relay	3:10.16 SB
			1st (heats)	4 × 400 m relay	3:23.38

1. ^ Time from the heats; Felix was replaced in the final.

Golden League wins

• 2008 (2) – Rome (400 m), Zurich (200 m)

Diamond League wins

• 2010 (7) – Doha (400 m), Eugene (400 m), Paris (200 m), Stockholm (200 m), London (400 m), Zürich (400 m), Brussels (200 m)
• 2011 (3) – Doha (400 m), Rome (400 m), New York (200 m)
• 2012 (2) – Doha (100 m), Eugene (200 m)
• 2013 (1) – London (200 m)
• 2014 (3) – Oslo (200 m), Stockholm (200 m), Brussels (200 m)
• 2015 (2) – Doha (200 m), Lausanne (200 m)
• 2017 (1) – London (400 m)

Diamond League titles

• 2010 Overall 200 m Diamond Race Title
• 2010 Overall 400 m Diamond Race Title
• 2014 Overall 200 m Diamond Race Title
• 2015 Overall 200 m Diamond Race Title

Sports advocacy

Under the Obama administration, Felix served on the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, an advisory committee dedicated to creating affordable and sustainable physical activity and nutrition programs to encourage healthy lifestyles among Americans of all ages. As a councilmember, she appeared in short clips promoting healthy school breakfasts, mediated youth panels, and participated in a "Let's Move! Active Schools" event hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama.

In November 2014, Felix traveled to Brazil as a Sports Diplomacy Sports Envoy for the U.S. Department of State. In this function, she worked with Josh George to conduct clinics, speeches and other events for 510 youth, many of whom had disabilities or came from marginalized communities. The program was designed to remove barriers and create activities that benefit audiences with and without disabilities, whilst speaking with a young, at-risk public about important life and sports values, such as respect, discipline and overcoming adversity.

Awards

• World Athletics Awards

World Athlete of the Year (Women)：2012

• In December 2024, Allyson Felix was included on the BBC's 100 Women list.

Personal life

She is married to American sprinter and hurdler Kenneth Ferguson. They have a daughter, born in 2018, and a son, born in 2024. Felix is a Christian. She is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha.

See also

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists in one event

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External links

• Official website
• Allyson Felix at World Athletics
• Allyson Felix at www.USATF.org
• Allyson Felix at Team USA (archive July 3, 2023)
• Allyson Felix at Olympedia (archive)
• Allyson Felix at Olympics.com
• Allyson Felix Pictures - Zimbio Profile

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der Kade-Koudijs, Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) 1952:  Mae Faggs, Barbara Jones, Janet Moreau, Catherine Hardy (USA) 1956:  Shirley Barbara de la Hunty, Norma Croker, Fleur Mellor, Betty Cuthbert (AUS) 1960:  Martha Hudson, Lucinda Williams, Barbara Jones, Wilma Rudolph (USA) 1964:  Teresa Ciepły, Irena Kirszenstein, Halina Górecka, Ewa Kłobukowska (POL) 1968:  Barbara Ferrell, Margaret Bailes, Mildrette Netter, Wyomia Tyus (USA) 1972:  Christiane Krause, Ingrid Mickler, Annegret Richter, Heide Rosendahl (FRG) 1976:  Marlies Göhr, Renate Stecher, Carla Bodendorf, Bärbel Wöckel (GDR) 1980:  Romy Müller, Bärbel Wöckel, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr (GDR) 1984:  Alice Brown, Jeanette Bolden, Chandra Cheeseborough, Evelyn Ashford (USA) 1988:  Alice Brown, Sheila Echols, Florence Griffith Joyner, Evelyn Ashford, Dannette Young (USA) 1992:  Evelyn Ashford, Esther Jones, Carlette Guidry, Gwen Torrence, Michelle Finn (USA) 1996:  Gail Devers, Inger Miller, Chryste Gaines, Gwen Torrence, Carlette Guidry (USA) 2000:  Savatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Debbie Ferguson, Eldece Lewis (BAH) 2004:  Tayna Lawrence, Sherone Simpson, Aleen Bailey, Veronica Campbell, Beverly McDonald (JAM) 2008:  Olivia Borlée, Hanna Mariën, Élodie Ouédraogo, Kim Gevaert (BEL) 2012:  Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter, Jeneba Tarmoh, Lauryn Williams (USA) 2016:  Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, Tori Bowie, English Gardner, Morolake Akinosun (USA) 2020:  Briana Williams, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson, Natasha Morrison, Remona Burchell (JAM) 2024:  Melissa Jefferson, Twanisha Terry, Gabrielle Thomas, Sha'Carri Richardson (USA) v t e Olympic champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay 1972:  Dagmar Käsling, Rita Kühne, Helga Seidler, Monika Zehrt (GDR) 1976:  Doris Maletzki, Brigitte Rohde, Ellen Streidt, Christina Brehmer (GDR) 1980:  Tatyana Prorochenko, Tatyana Goyshchik, Nina Zyuskova, Irina Nazarova (URS) 1984:  Lillie Leatherwood, Sherri Howard, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Chandra Cheeseborough, Diane Dixon, Denean Howard (USA) 1988:  Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olha Bryzhina, Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova (URS) 1992:  Yelena Ruzina, Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova, Olga Nazarova, Olha Bryzhina, Liliya Nurutdinova, Marina Shmonina (EUN) 1996:  Rochelle Stevens, Maicel Malone-Wallace, Kim Graham, Jearl Miles, Linetta Wilson (USA) 2000:  Jearl Miles Clark, Monique Hennagan, LaTasha Colander, Andrea Anderson (USA) 2004:  DeeDee Trotter, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards, Monique Hennagan, Moushaumi Robinson (USA) 2008:  Mary Wineberg, Allyson Felix, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards, Natasha Hastings (USA) 2012:  DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory, Sanya Richards-Ross, Keshia Baker, Diamond Dixon (USA) 2016:  Allyson Felix, Phyllis Francis, Natasha Hastings, Courtney Okolo, Taylor Ellis-Watson, Francena McCorory (USA) 2020:  Sydney McLaughlin, Allyson Felix, Dalilah Muhammad, Athing Mu, Kaylin Whitney, Wadeline Jonathas, Kendall Ellis, Lynna Irby (USA) 2024:  Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabrielle Thomas, Alexis Holmes, Quanera Hayes, Aaliyah Butler, Kaylyn Brown (USA) v t e World champions in women's 200 metres 1983: Marita Koch (GDR) 1987: Silke Gladisch (GDR) 1991: Katrin Krabbe (GER) 1993: Merlene Ottey (JAM) 1995: Merlene Ottey (JAM) 1997: Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) 1999: Inger Miller (USA) 2001: Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 2003: Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS) 2005: Allyson Felix (USA) 2007: Allyson Felix (USA) 2009: Allyson Felix (USA) 2011: Veronica Campbell Brown (JAM) 2013: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 2015: Dafne Schippers (NED) 2017: Dafne Schippers (NED) 2019: Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) 2022: Shericka Jackson (JAM) 2023: Shericka Jackson (JAM) v t e World champions in women's 400 metres 1983: Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1987: Olha Bryzhina (URS) 1991: Marie-José Pérec (FRA) 1993: Jearl Miles (USA) 1995: Marie-José Pérec (FRA) 1997: Cathy Freeman (AUS) 1999: Cathy Freeman (AUS) 2001: Amy Mbacké Thiam (SEN) 2003: Ana Guevara (MEX) 2005: Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH) 2007: Christine Ohuruogu (GBR) 2009: Sanya Richards (USA) 2011: Amantle Montsho (BOT) 2013: Christine Ohuruogu (GBR) 2015: Allyson Felix (USA) 2017: Phyllis Francis (USA) 2019: Salwa Eid Naser (BHR) 2022: Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 2023: Marileidy Paulino (DOM) v t e World champions in women's 4 × 100 metres relay 1983: Silke Gladisch, Marita Koch, Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Oelsner-Göhr (GDR) 1987: Alice Brown, Diane Williams, Florence Griffith Joyner, Pam Marshall (USA) 1991: Dahlia Duhaney, Juliet Cuthbert, Beverly McDonald, Merlene Ottey, Merlene Frazer (JAM) 1993: Olga Bogoslovskaya, Galina Malchugina, Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova, Irina Privalova, Marina Trandenkova (RUS) 1995: Celena Mondie-Milner, Carlette Guidry, Chryste Gaines, Gwen Torrence, D'Andre Hill (USA) 1997: Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers (USA) 1999: Savatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Debbie Ferguson, Eldece Clarke-Lewis (BAH) 2001: Melanie Paschke, Gabi Rockmeier, Birgit Rockmeier, Marion Wagner (GER) 2003: Patricia Girard-Léno, Muriel Hurtis, Sylviane Félix, Christine Arron (FRA) 2005: Angela Daigle, Muna Lee, Me'Lisa Barber, Lauryn Williams (USA) 2007: Lauryn Williams, Allyson Felix, Mikele Barber, Torri Edwards, Carmelita Jeter, Mechelle Lewis (USA) 2009: Simone Facey, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey, Kerron Stewart (JAM) 2011: Bianca Knight, Allyson Felix, Marshevet Myers, Carmelita Jeter, Shalonda Solomon, Alexandria Anderson (USA) 2013: Carrie Russell, Kerron Stewart, Schillonie Calvert, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Sheri-Ann Brooks (JAM) 2015: Veronica Campbell Brown, Natasha Morrison, Elaine Thompson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Sherone Simpson, Kerron Stewart (JAM) 2017: Aaliyah Brown, Allyson Felix, Morolake Akinosun, Tori Bowie, Ariana Washington (USA) 2019: Natalliah Whyte, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jonielle Smith, Shericka Jackson, Natasha Morrison (JAM) 2022: Melissa Jefferson, Abby Steiner, Jenna Prandini, Twanisha Terry, Aleia Hobbs (USA) 2023: Tamari Davis, Twanisha Terry, Gabrielle Thomas, Sha'Carri Richardson, Tamara Clark, Melissa Jefferson (USA) v t e World champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay 1983: Kerstin Walther, Sabine Busch, Marita Koch, Dagmar Rübsam, Undine Bremer, Ellen Fiedler (GDR) 1987: Dagmar Neubauer, Kirsten Emmelmann, Petra Müller, Sabine Busch, Cornelia Ullrich (GDR) 1991: Tatyana Ledovskaya, Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova, Olga Nazarova, Olha Bryzhina, Anna Chuprina (URS) 1993: Gwen Torrence, Maicel Malone-Wallace, Natasha Kaiser, Jearl Miles, Terri Dendy, Michelle Collins (USA) 1995: Kim Graham, Rochelle Stevens, Camara Jones, Jearl Miles, Nicole Green (USA) 1997: Anke Feller, Uta Rohländer, Anja Rücker, Grit Breuer (GER) 1999: Tatyana Chebykina, Svetlana Goncharenko, Olga Kotlyarova, Natalya Nazarova, Natalya Sharova, Yekaterina Bakhvalova (RUS) 2001: Sandie Richards, Catherine Scott-Pomales, Debbie-Ann Parris, Lorraine Fenton, Michelle Burgher, Deon Hemmings (JAM) 2003: Demetria Washington, Jearl Miles Clark, Me'Lisa Barber, Sanya Richards, DeeDee Trotter (USA) 2005: Yuliya Pechonkina, Olesya Krasnomovets, Natalya Antyukh, Svetlana Pospelova, Tatyana Firova, Olesya Zykina (RUS) 2007: DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Mary Wineberg, Sanya Richards, Monique Hennagan, Natasha Hastings (USA) 2009: Debbie Dunn, Allyson Felix, Lashinda Demus, Sanya Richards, Natasha Hastings, Jessica Beard (USA) 2011: Sanya Richards-Ross, Allyson Felix, Jessica Beard, Francena McCorory, Natasha Hastings, Keshia Baker (USA) 2013: Jessica Beard, Natasha Hastings, Ashley Spencer, Francena McCorory, Joanna Atkins (USA) 2015: Christine Day, Shericka Jackson, Stephenie Ann McPherson, Novlene Williams-Mills, Anastasia Le-Roy, Chrisann Gordon (JAM) 2017: Quanera Hayes, Allyson Felix, Shakima Wimbley, Phyllis Francis, Kendall Ellis, Natasha Hastings (USA) 2019: Phyllis Francis, Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad, Wadeline Jonathas, Jessica Beard, Allyson Felix, Kendall Ellis, Courtney Okolo (USA) 2022: Talitha Diggs, Abby Steiner, Britton Wilson, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Kaylin Whitney, Allyson Felix, Jaide Stepter Baynes (USA) 2023: Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver, Cathelijn Peeters, Femke Bol, Lisanne de Witte (NED) v t e World champions in mixed 4 × 400 metres relay 2019: Courtney Okolo, Michael Cherry, Wilbert London, Allyson Felix, Tyrell Richard, Jessica Beard, Jasmine Blocker, Obi Igbokwe (USA) 2022: Fiordaliza Cofil, Lidio Andrés Feliz, Alexander Ogando, Marileidy Paulino (DOM) 2023: Justin Robinson, Rosey Effiong, Matthew Boling, Alexis Holmes, Ryan Willie (USA) v t e World Youth Champions in women's 100 metres 1999: Veronica Campbell (JAM) 2001: Allyson Felix (USA) 2003: Jessica Onyepunuka (USA) 2005: Bianca Knight (USA) 2007: Asha Philip (GBR) 2009: Jodie Williams (GBR) 2011: Jennifer Madu (USA) 2013: Ky Westbrook (USA) 2015: Candace Hill (USA) 2017: Mizgin Ay (TUR) v t e World Youth Champions in women's medley relay 1999: United States (Durst, Moore, Fairley, Henderson) 2001: United States (Lodree, Felix, Perkins, Smith) 2003: United States (Onyepunuka, Anderson, Lacy, Hastings) 2005: United States (Carter, Collins, Knight, Cross) 2007: United States (Goodman, Purvis|, Krais, Alexander) 2009: United States (Clark, Purvis, Nelson, Eutsey) 2011: Jamaica (Williams, Jackson, Gordon, James) 2013: United States (Hall, Westbrook, Rogers, Baker) v t e World Indoor Champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay 1991:  Germany (Seuser, Schreiter, Hesselbarth, Breuer) 1993:  Jamaica (Hemmings, Grant, Rattray-Williams, Richards) 1995:  Russia (Chebykina, Ruzina, Kulikova, Goncharenko) 1997:  Russia (Chebykina, Goncharenko, Kotlyarova, Alekseyeva) 1999:  Russia (Chebykina, Goncharenko, Kotlyarova, Nazarova) 2001:  Russia (Nosova, Zykina, Sotnikova, Kotlyarova) 2003:  Russia (Antyukh, Pechonkina, Zykina, Nazarova) 2004:  Russia (Krasnomovets, Kotlyarova, Levina, Nazarova) 2006:  Russia (Levina, Nazarova, Krasnomovets, Antyukh) 2008:  Russia (Gushchina, Levina, Nazarova, Zykina) 2010:  United States (Dunn, Trotter, Hastings, Felix) 2012:  Great Britain (Cox, Sanders, Ohuruogu, Shakes-Drayton) 2014:  United States (Hastings, Atkins, McCorory, Tate, Hayes, Hargrove) 2016:  United States (Hastings, Hayes, Okolo, Spencer) 2018:  United States (Hayes, Moline, Wimbley, Okolo) 2022:  Jamaica (Bromfield, Russell, McGregor, McPherson, James) 2024:  Netherlands (Klaver, Peeters, De Witte, Bol, Van der Schoot, Saalberg) v t e Diamond League champions in women's 200 metres 2010:  Allyson Felix (USA) 2011:  Carmelita Jeter (USA) 2012:  Charonda Williams (USA) 2013:  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 2014:  Allyson Felix (USA) 2015:  Allyson Felix (USA) 2016:  Dafne Schippers (NED) 2017:  Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 2018:  Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 2019:  Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 2020: not awarded 2021:  Christine Mboma (NAM) 2022:  Shericka Jackson (JAM) 2023:  Shericka Jackson (JAM) 2024:  Brittany Brown (USA) v t e Diamond League champions in women's 400 metres 2010:  Allyson Felix (USA) 2011:  Amantle Montsho (BOT) 2012:  Amantle Montsho (BOT) 2013:  Amantle Montsho (BOT) 2014:  Novlene Williams-Mills (JAM) 2015:  Francena McCorory (USA) 2016:  Stephenie Ann McPherson (JAM) 2017:  Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 2018:  Salwa Eid Naser (BHR) 2019:  Salwa Eid Naser (BHR) 2020: not awarded 2021:  Quanera Hayes (USA) 2022:  Marileidy Paulino (DOM) 2023:  Marileidy Paulino (DOM) 2024:  Marileidy Paulino (DOM) v t e USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in women's 200 m (220 yards, 200 yards, 240 yards) 1927–1979 Amateur Athletic Union 1928: Irene Moran 1929: Catherine Donovan 1930:  Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Catherine Capp (2nd) 1931:  Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Catherine Capp (2nd) 1932: Catherine Capp 1933: Annette Rogers 1934:  Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Annette Rogers (2nd) 1935:  Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Mary Jane Santschi (2nd) 1936: Annette Rogers 1937: Helen Stephens 1941: Jean Lane 1945:  Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Nell Jackson (2nd) 1946:  Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL), Juanita Watson (2nd) 1948: Audrey Patterson 1949: Mae Faggs 1950: Mae Faggs 1951: Mae Faggs 1952: Mae Faggs 1953: Janet Moreau 1954: Mae Faggs 1955: Alfrances Lyman 1956: Mae Faggs 1957: Lucinda Williams 1958: Isabelle Daniels 1959: Lucinda Williams 1960: Wilma Rudolph 1961: Vivian Brown 1962: Vivian Brown 1963: Marilyn White 1964: Valerie Carter 1965: Edith McGuire 1966: Edith McGuire 1967:  Una Morris (JAM), Kathy Hammond (2nd) 1968:  Vilma Charlton (JAM), Nancy Beeson (2nd) 1969: Barbara Ferrell 1970: Diane Kummer 1971: Esther Stroy 1972: Esther Stroy 1973: Rosalyn Bryant 1974: Linda Cordy, Theresa Montgomery 1975: Rosalyn Bryant 1976: Pamela Jiles 1977: Rosalyn Bryant 1978:  Freida Nichols (BAR), Theresa Montgomery (2nd) 1979: Chandra Cheeseborough 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Wanda Hooker 1981: Chandra Cheeseborough 1982: Chandra Cheeseborough 1983: Chandra Cheeseborough 1984: Valerie Brisco-Hooks 1985: Valerie Brisco-Hooks 1986:  Marita Koch (GDR), Grace Jackson (2nd) 1987:  Grace Jackson (JAM), Valerie Brisco-Hooks (2nd) 1988:  Grace Jackson (JAM), Terri Dendy (3rd) 1989: Alice Jackson 1990:  Grace Jackson (JAM), Lamonda Miller (3rd) 1991: Rochelle Stevens 1992: Dyan Webber 1993–present USA Track & Field 1993: Rochelle Stevens 1994: Gwen Torrence 1995: Carlette Guidry-White 1996: Gwen Torrence 1997: Tameka Roberts 1998: Tameka Roberts 1999: Zundra Feagin-Alexander 2000: Nanceen Parry 2001: LaTasha Jenkins 2002: Willisa Heintz 2003: Allyson Felix 2004: Crystal Cox Notes * Distances have varied as follows: 220 yards (1928-32, 1945-46, 1949-64, 1966-68, 1970-86), 200 yards (1965), 240 yards (1967). v t e US National Championship winners in women's 100-meter dash 1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union 1923–1924: Frances Ruppert 1925: Helen Filkey 1926: Rosa Grosse 1927–1928: Elta Cartwright 1929: Betty Robinson 1930: Stella Walsh 1931: Eleanor Egg 1932: Wilhelmina von Bremen 1933: Annette Rogers 1934: not held 1935–1936: Helen Stephens 1937: Claire Isicson 1938: Lula Hymes 1939: Olive Hasenfus 1940–1941: Jean Lane 1942: Alice Coachman 1943–1944: Stella Walsh 1945–1946: Alice Coachman 1947: Juanita Watson 1948: Stella Walsh 1949–1950: Jean Patton 1951: Mary McNabb 1952: Catherine Hardy 1953–1954: Barbara Jones 1955–1956: Mae Faggs 1957: Barbara Jones 1958: Margaret Matthews 1959–1962: Wilma Rudolph 1963: Edith McGuire 1964–1966: Wyomia Tyus 1967: Barbara Ferrell 1968: Margaret Bailes 1969: Barbara Ferrell 1970: Chi Cheng (TWN) * Iris Davis 1971: Iris Davis 1972: Alice Annum (GHA) * (3) Iris Davis 1973: Iris Davis 1974: Renaye Bowen 1975: Rosalyn Bryant 1976: Chandra Cheeseborough 1977: Evelyn Ashford 1978: Leleith Hodges (JAM) * Brenda Morehead 1979: Evelyn Ashford 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Alice Brown 1981–1983: Evelyn Ashford 1984 Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Alice Brown 1985: Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Pam Marshall 1986: Pam Marshall 1987: Diane Williams 1988: Sheila Echols 1989: Dawn Sowell 1990: Michelle Finn 1991: Carlette Guidry 1992: Gwen Torrence 1993–present USA Track & Field 1993–1994: Gail Devers 1995–1996: Gwen Torrence 1997–1998: Marion Jones 1999: Inger Miller 2000: Marion Jones 2001–2002: Chryste Gaines 2003: Torri Edwards 2004: LaTasha Colander 2005: Me'Lisa Barber 2006: Lauryn Williams 2007: Torri Edwards 2008: Muna Lee 2009: Carmelita Jeter 2010: Allyson Felix 2011–2012: Carmelita Jeter 2013: English Gardner 2014: Tianna Bartoletta 2015: Tori Bowie 2016: English Gardner 2017: Tori Bowie 2018: Aleia Hobbs 2019: Teahna Daniels 2021: Javianne Oliver Notes OT: 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Distance: The event was over 100 yards until 1927; from 1929 to 1931, 1955, 1957 to 1958, 1961 to 1962, 1965 to 1966, 1969 to 1970 and 1973 to 1974. v t e US National Championship winners in women's 200-meter dash 1926–1979 Amateur Athletic Union 1926: Frances Keddie 1927: Ellen Brough 1928: Florence Wright 1929: Maybelle Gilliland 1930–1931: Stella Walsh 1932–1933 Olive Hasenfus 1934: not held 1935: Helen Stephens 1936: Beverly Hobbs 1937: Gertrude Johnson 1938: Fanny Vitale 1939–1940: Stella Walsh 1941: Jean Lane 1942–1948: Stella Walsh 1949–1950: Nell Jackson 1951: Jean Patton 1952: Catherine Hardy 1953: Dolores Dwyer 1954–1956: Mae Faggs 1957: Isabelle Daniels 1958: Lucinda Williams 1959: Isabelle Daniels 1960: Wilma Rudolph 1961: Lacey O'Neal 1962–1963: Vivian Brown 1964–1965: Edith McGuire 1966: Wyomia Tyus 1967: Diana Wilson 1968: Wyomia Tyus 1969: Barbara Ferrell 1970: Chi Cheng (TWN) * Williomae Fergerson 1971: Raelene Boyle (AUS) * Kathie Lawson 1972: Alice Annum (GHA) * (3) Pamela Greene 1973: Mable Fergerson 1974: Alice Annum (GHA) * Fran Sichting 1975: Debra Armstrong 1976: Brenda Morehead 1977–1979: Evelyn Ashford 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Karen Hawkins 1981: Evelyn Ashford 1982: Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Florence Griffith 1983: Evelyn Ashford 1984 Merlene Ottey (JAM) * (3) Pam Marshall 1985 Merlene Ottey (JAM) * Pam Marshall 1986–1987: Pam Marshall 1988: Gwen Torrence 1989: Dannette Young 1990: Grace Jackson (JAM) * Dannette Young 1991–1992: Gwen Torrence 1993–present USA Track & Field 1993: Gwen Torrence 1994: Carlette Guidry-White 1995: Gwen Torrence 1996: Carlette Guidry-White 1997: Inger Miller 1998–2000: Marion Jones 2001: LaTasha Jenkins 2002: Stephanie Durst 2003: Torri Edwards 2004–2005: Allyson Felix 2006: Rachelle Boone-Smith 2007–2009: Allyson Felix 2010: Connie Moore 2011: Shalonda Solomon 2012: Allyson Felix 2013: Kimberlyn Duncan 2014: Jeneba Tarmoh 2015: Jenna Prandini 2016: Tori Bowie 2017: Deajah Stevens 2018: Jenna Prandini 2019: Dezerea Bryant 2021: Gabrielle Thomas 2022: Abby Steiner Notes OT: 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event. Distance:The event was over 220 yards until 1932, 1955, 1957-8, 1961-3, 1965-6, 1969-70 and 1973-4 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. v t e US National Championship winners in women's 400-meter dash 1958–1979 Amateur Athletic Union 1958: Chris McKenzie 1959: Kim Polson 1960: Irene Robertson 1961: Jackie Peterson 1962–3: Suzanne Knott 1964: Janell Smith 1965: Janell Smith 1966–7: Charlette Cooke 1968: Jarvis Scott 1969: Kathy Hammond 1970: Mavis Laing 1971: Mable Fergerson 1972: Kathy Hammond 1973: Mable Fergerson 1974–5: Debra Sapenter 1976: Lorna Forde (BAR) * Sheila Ingram 1977: Sharon Dabney 1978: Lorna Forde (BAR) * Patricia Jackson 1979: Patricia Jackson 1980–1992 The Athletics Congress 1980: Sherri Howard 1981–3: Denean Howard 1984: Valerie Brisco 1985: Lillie Leatherwood 1986: Diane Dixon 1987–8: Lillie Leatherwood 1989: Rochelle Stevens 1990: Maicel Malone 1991: Lillie Leatherwood 1992: Rochelle Stevens 1993–present USA Track & Field 1993: Jearl Miles 1994: Natasha Kaiser-Brown 1995: Jearl Miles 1996: Maicel Malone 1997: Jearl Miles Clark 1998: Kim Graham 1999: Maicel Malone 2000–1: LaTasha Colander-Richardson 2002: Jearl Miles Clark 2003: Sanya Richards 2004: Monique Hennagan 2005–6: Sanya Richards 2007: DeeDee Trotter 2008–9: Sanya Richards 2010: Debbie Dunn 2011: Allyson Felix 2012: Sanya Richards-Ross 2013: Natasha Hastings 2014: Francena McCorory 2015–6: Allyson Felix 2017: Quanera Hayes 2018–9: Shakima Wimbley 2021: Quanera Hayes Notes OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Distance:The event was over 440 yards until 1932, 1955, 1957–8, 1961–3, 1965–6, 1969–70 and 1973–4 v t e 2004 USA Olympic track and field team Qualification 2004 United States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes Abdihakem Abdirahman Bennie Brazell Derrick Brew Tim Broe Dan Browne James Carter Curt Clausen Shawn Crawford Alan Culpepper Philip Dunn Kevin Eastler Anthony Famiglietti Robert Gary Justin Gatlin Maurice Greene Charlie Gruber Otis Harris Allen Johnson Jonathan Johnson Meb Keflezighi Daniel Lincoln Coby Miller John Nunn Darvis Patton Derrick Peterson Jonathon Riley Dathan Ritzenhein Grant Robison Khadevis Robinson Andrew Rock Duane Ross Tim Seaman Angelo Taylor Terrence Trammell Jeremy Wariner Alan Webb Bernard Williams Darold Williamson Kelly Willie Men's field athletes Kenta Bell Bryan Clay Walter Davis John Godina Breaux Greer Tora Harris Matt Hemingway Reese Hoffa A. G. Kruger Melvin Lister Timothy Mack Casey Malone Derek Miles John Moffitt Adam Nelson Jamie Nieto Tom Pappas James Parker Dwight Phillips Jarred Rome Toby Stevenson Paul Terek Ian Waltz Women's track and road athletes Hazel Clark Jearl Miles Clark LaTasha Colander Crystal Cox Shayne Culpepper Colleen De Reuck Lashinda Demus Gail Devers Elva Dryer Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Joanna Hayes Monique Henderson Monique Hennagan Sheena Tosta Marion Jones Deena Kastor Muna Lee LaShauntea Moore Melissa Morrison-Howard Kate Tenforde Jennifer Rhines Sanya Richards-Ross Moushaumi Robinson Marla Runyan Brenda Taylor Nicole Teter Carrie Tollefson DeeDee Trotter Teresa Vaill Angela Williams Lauryn Williams Women's field athletes Amy Acuff Stephanie Brown Shelia Burrell Stacy Dragila Laura Gerraughty Erin Gilreath Kristin Heaston Aretha Thurmond Chaunté Lowe Tiombe Hurd Jackie Jeschelnig Marion Jones Kim Kreiner Tiffany Lott-Hogan Anna Mahon Yuliana Pérez Michelle Perry Rose Richmond Jillian Schwartz Seilala Sua Kellie Suttle Grace Upshaw Tisha Waller Coaches — v t e 2008 USA Olympic track and field team Qualification 2008 United States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes Abdi Abdirahman Kerron Clement Shawn Crawford Walter Dix Ian Dobson Philip Dunn Kevin Eastler Anthony Famiglietti Tyson Gay Ryan Hall Bershawn Jackson Bernard Lagat Lopez Lomong Leonel Manzano Rodney Martin (r) Joshua McAdams LaShawn Merritt Billy Nelson David Neville David Oliver Travis Padgett (r) Darvis Patton David Payne Dathan Ritzenhein Galen Rupp Brian Sell Christian Smith Wallace Spearmon Nick Symmonds Angelo Taylor Matt Tegenkamp Jorge Torres Terrence Trammell Jeremy Wariner Andrew Wheating Reggie Witherspoon (r) Men's field athletes Kenta Bell Christian Cantwell Bryan Clay Rafeeq Curry Breaux Greer Trey Hardee Jeff Hartwig Mike Hazle Reese Hoffa Brian Johnson Dusty Jonas A. G. Kruger Casey Malone Andra Manson Derek Miles Adam Nelson Tom Pappas Miguel Pate Trevell Quinley Michael Robertson Leigh Smith Brad Walker Ian Waltz Jesse Williams Aarik Wilson Women's track and road athletes Lindsey Anderson Jenny Barringer Amy Yoder Begley Damu Cherry Hazel Clark-Riley Erin Donohue Joanne Dow Torri Edwards Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Kara Goucher Dawn Harper Queen Harrison Natasha Hastings (r) Monique Henderson (r) Marshevet Hooker Lolo Jones Deena Kastor Muna Lee Mechelle Lewis (r) Magdalena Lewy-Boulet Jennifer Rhines Sanya Richards Tiffany Ross-Williams Shannon Rowbury Blake Russell Alice Schmidt Nicole Teter Sheena Tosta DeeDee Trotter Anna Willard Angela Williams (r) Lauryn Williams Mary Wineberg Christin Wurth-Thomas Women's field athletes Amy Acuff Erica Bartolina April Steiner Bennett Jillian Camarena Amber Campbell Michelle Carter Jessica Cosby Sharon Day Hyleas Fountain Kristin Heaston Chaunté Howard Funmi Jimoh Jackie Johnson Kim Kreiner Shani Marks Erica McLain Kara Patterson Diana Pickler Suzy Powell-Roos Brittney Reese Loree Smith Jenn Stuczynski Aretha Thurmond Stephanie Brown Trafton Grace Upshaw Coaches Bubba Thornton (men's head coach) Harvey Glance (men's assistant coach) Ron Mann (men's assistant coach) Boo Schexnayder (men's assistant coach) Criss Somerlot (men's assistant coach) Joe Vigil (men's assistant coach) Jeanette Bolden (women's head coach) Chandra Cheeseborough (women's assistant coach) J.J. Clark (women's assistant coach) Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick (women's assistant coach) Connie Price-Smith (women's assistant coach) Rita Somerlot (women's assistant coach) Brooks Johnson (relay coach) Orin Richburg (relay coach) v t e 2012 USA Olympic track and field team Qualification 2012 United States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes Abdihakem Abdirahman Kyle Alcorn Ryan Bailey Trevor Barron Donn Cabral Matthew Centrowitz Jr. Kerron Clement Jeff Demps Justin Gatlin Tyson Gay Ryan Hall Evan Jager Meb Keflezighi Trell Kimmons (r) Bernard Lagat Lopez Lomong Joshua Mance (r) Leonel Manzano Tony McQuay Aries Merritt LaShawn Merritt Manteo Mitchell (r) Maurice Mitchell Bryshon Nellum John Nunn Darvis Patton (r) Jeff Porter Jason Richardson Dathan Ritzenhein Mike Rodgers (r) Khadevis Robinson Galen Rupp Duane Solomon Wallace Spearmon Nick Symmonds Matt Tegenkamp Angelo Taylor Michael Tinsley Jeremy Wariner Andrew Wheating Isiah Young Men's field athletes Lance Brooks Christian Cantwell Will Claye Ashton Eaton Sean Furey Marquise Goodwin Trey Hardee Reese Hoffa Cyrus Hostetler Kibwé Johnson Craig Kinsley George Kitchens A. G. Kruger Erik Kynard Derek Miles Jamie Nieto Jarred Rome Jeremy Scott Christian Taylor Brad Walker Ryan Whiting Jesse Williams Jason Young Women's track and road athletes Keshia Baker (r) T'erea Brown Janet Cherobon-Bawcom Emma Coburn Kim Conley Julie Culley Desiree Davila Lashinda Demus Diamond Dixon (r) Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Bridget Franek Geena Gall Kara Goucher Dawn Harper Amy Hastings Molly Huddle Carmelita Jeter Lolo Jones Shalaya Kipp Bianca Knight (r) Tianna Madison Francena McCorory Maria Michta Georganne Moline Alysia Montaño Sanya Richards-Ross Shannon Rowbury Alice Schmidt Jenny Simpson Jeneba Tarmoh (r) DeeDee Trotter Morgan Uceny Lisa Uhl Kellie Wells Lauryn Williams (r) Women's field athletes Amy Acuff Brigetta Barrett Amanda Bingson Brittany Borman Tia Brooks Jillian Camarena-Williams Amber Campbell Michelle Carter Jessica Cosby Sharon Day Janay DeLoach Hyleas Fountain Chelsea Hayes Becky Holliday Lacey Janson Gia Lewis-Smallwood Chaunté Lowe Chantae McMillan Kara Patterson Brittney Reese Amanda Smock Jennifer Suhr Aretha Thurmond Stephanie Brown Trafton Rachel Yurkovich Coaches Tonja Buford-Bailey (women's asst) Amy Deem (women's head coach) Edrick Floréal (men's asst) Jack Hazen (men's asst) Mike Holloway (men's asst) Rose Monday (women's asst) Connie Price-Smith (women's asst) Tom Pukstys (men's asst) Andrew Valmon (men's head coach) Gwen Wentland (women's asst) v t e 2016 USA Olympic track and field team Qualification 2016 United States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes Devon Allen Robby Andrews Ronnie Ash Boris Berian Ben Blankenship Hillary Bor Marvin Bracy Trayvon Bromell Donn Cabral Matthew Centrowitz Jr. Paul Chelimo Kerron Clement Kyle Clemons (r) Christian Coleman (r) Justin Gatlin Tyson Gay (r) Arman Hall (r) Evan Jager Charles Jock Meb Keflezighi Shadrack Kipchirchir Leonard Korir Bernard Lagat Tony McQuay (r) Hassan Mead LaShawn Merritt Clayton Murphy John Nunn Jeff Porter Gil Roberts Byron Robinson Mike Rodgers (r) Galen Rupp Michael Tinsley David Verburg Jared Ward Ameer Webb Men's field athletes Bradley Adkins Tavis Bailey Chris Benard Will Claye Ryan Crouser Sam Crouser Logan Cunningham Marquis Dendy Ashton Eaton Andrew Evans Mason Finley Sean Furey Michael Hartfield Jeff Henderson Darrell Hill Cyrus Hostetler Kibwé Johnson Sam Kendricks Joe Kovacs Erik Kynard Jarrion Lawson Conor McCullough Ricky Robertson Cale Simmons Jeremy Taiwo Christian Taylor Rudy Winkler Zach Ziemek Women's track and road athletes Morolake Akinosun (r) Nia Ali Tianna Bartoletta Tori Bowie Kristi Castlin Emma Coburn Kim Conley Amy Cragg Abbey Cooper Taylor Ellis-Watson (r) Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Phyllis Francis Courtney Frerichs English Gardner Kate Grace Marielle Hall Natasha Hastings Shelby Houlihan Molly Huddle Emily Infeld Desiree Linden Brenda Martinez Francena McCorory (r) Sydney McLaughlin Miranda Melville Maria Michta Dalilah Muhammad Courtney Okolo (r) Jenna Prandini Colleen Quigley Brianna Rollins Shannon Rowbury Jenny Simpson Ashley Spencer Deajah Stevens Ariana Washington (r) Chrishuna Williams Ajeé Wilson Women's field athletes Whitney Ashley Tianna Bartoletta Gwen Berry Brittany Borman Amber Campbell Kelsey Card Michelle Carter Vashti Cunningham Janay DeLoach Christina Epps Andrea Geubelle Felisha Johnson Chaunté Lowe Maggie Malone Inika McPherson Heather Miller-Koch Sandi Morris Barbara Nwaba Keturah Orji DeAnna Price Brittney Reese Raven Saunders Amanda Smock Jennifer Suhr Shelbi Vaughan Alexis Weeks Kendell Williams Kara Winger Coaches Bonnie Edmondson (women's assistant coach) Troy Engle (men's assistant coach) Curtis Frye (men's assistant coach) Robyne Johnson (women's assistant coach) Vin Lananna (men's head coach) Rose Monday (women's assistant coach) Connie Price-Smith (women's head coach) Cliff Rovelto (men's assistant coach) Mario Sategna (men's assistant coach) LaTanya Sheffield (women's assistant coach) v t e 2020 USA Olympic track and field team Qualification 2020 United States Olympic trials (track and field) Men's track and road athletes Abdihakem Abdirahman Devon Allen Ronnie Baker Kenny Bednarek Rai Benjamin Hillary Bor Trayvon Bromell Matthew Centrowitz Jr. Paul Chelimo Michael Cherry Nick Christie Bryce Deadmon (r) Mason Ferlic Grant Fisher Elija Godwin Cravon Gillespie (r) Cole Hocker Grant Holloway Bryce Hoppel Isaiah Jewett David Kendziera Fred Kerley Benard Keter Woody Kincaid Joe Klecker Erriyon Knighton Noah Lyles Clayton Murphy Michael Norman Vernon Norwood (r) Yared Nuguse Jacob Riley Daniel Roberts Randolph Ross Galen Rupp Kenny Selmon Trevor Stewart Men's field athletes Steve Bastien Chris Benard Will Claye Ryan Crouser Marquis Dendy Mason Finley JuVaughn Harrison Daniel Haugh Reggie Jagers Joe Kovacs KC Lightfoot Matt Ludwig Sam Mattis Steffin McCarter Shelby McEwen Chris Nilsen Payton Otterdahl Garrett Scantling Donald Scott Michael Shuey Darryl Sullivan Curtis Thompson Rudy Winkler Alex Young Zach Ziemek Women's track and road athletes Anavia Battle Christina Clemons Anna Cockrell Emma Coburn Valerie Constien Elise Cranny Gabbi Cunningham Teahna Daniels Kendall Ellis Allyson Felix Courtney Frerichs English Gardner Kendra Harrison Quanera Hayes Aleia Hobbs (r) Lynna Irby (r) Wadeline Jonathas Sally Kipyego Heather MacLean Taylor Manson Cory McGee Sydney McLaughlin Alicia Monson Athing Mu Dalilah Muhammad Javianne Oliver Elinor Purrier St. Pierre Jenna Prandini Raevyn Rogers Rachel Schneider Karissa Schweizer Molly Seidel Emily Sisson Robyn Stevens Gabrielle Thomas Aliphine Tuliamuk Kaylin Whitney (r) Ajeé Wilson Women's field athletes Valarie Allman Brooke Andersen Adelaide Aquilla Gwen Berry Erica Bougard Quanesha Burks Tynita Butts-Townsend Kelsey Card Vashti Cunningham Tara Davis Rachel Dincoff Tori Franklin Ariana Ince Annie Kunz Morgann LeLeux Maggie Malone Rachel McCoy Jasmine Moore Sandi Morris Katie Nageotte Keturah Orji DeAnna Price Jessica Ramsey Brittney Reese Raven Saunders Kendell Williams Kara Winger Coaches Robyne Johnson (women's assistant coach) Gary Aldrich (men's assistant coach) Nat Page (men's assistant coach) Stanley Redwine (men's assistant coach) Sandra Fowler (women's assistant coach) Michael Holloway (men's head coach) LaTanya Sheffield (women's assistant coach) Rose Monday (women's head coach) Darryl Woodson (men's assistant coach) Marsha Seagrave (Women's Head Manager) Tim Weaver (Men's Head Manager) Megan Watson (women's assistant coach) Manny Bautista Event Manager Danielle Siebert Event Manager v t e World best yearly performance in women's 400 metres 1968: Colette Besson (FRA) 1969: Nicole Duclos (FRA) 1970: Marilyn Neufville (JAM) 1971: Helga Seidler (GDR) 1972: Monika Zehrt (GDR) 1973: Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (FIN) 1974: Riitta Salin (FIN) 1975: Irena Szewińska (POL) 1976: Irena Szewińska (POL) 1977: Irena Szewińska (POL) 1978: Marita Koch (GDR) 1979: Marita Koch (GDR) 1980: Marita Koch (GDR) 1981: Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1982: Marita Koch (GDR) 1983: Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1984: Marita Koch (GDR) 1985: Marita Koch (GDR) 1986: Marita Koch (GDR) 1987: Olga Bryzgina (URS) 1988: Olga Bryzgina (URS) 1989: Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 1990: Grit Breuer (GER) 1991: Marie-José Pérec (FRA) 1992: Marie-José Pérec (FRA) 1993: Ma Yuqin (CHN) 1994: Marie-José Pérec (FRA) 1995: Marie-José Pérec (FRA) 1996: Marie-José Pérec (FRA) 1997: Cathy Freeman (AUS) 1998: Charity Opara (NGR) 1999: Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) 2000: Cathy Freeman (AUS) 2001: Katharine Merry (GBR) 2002: Ana Guevara (MEX) 2003: Ana Guevara (MEX) 2004: Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH) 2005: Sanya Richards-Ross (USA) 2006: Sanya Richards-Ross (USA) 2007: Sanya Richards-Ross (USA) 2008: Christine Ohuruogu (GBR) 2009: Sanya Richards-Ross (USA) 2010: Debbie Dunn (USA) 2011: Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS) 2012: Antonina Krivoshapka (RUS) 2013: Amantle Montsho (BOT) 2014: Francena McCorory (USA) 2015: Allyson Felix (USA) 2016: Shaunae Miller (BAH) 2017: Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 2018: Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 2019: Salwa Eid Naser (BHR) 2020: Beatrice Masilingi (NAM) 2021: Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) 2022: Marileidy Paulino (DOM) 2023: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) 2024: Marileidy Paulino (DOM) v t e World Athlete of the Year (women) 1988: Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) 1989: Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 1990: Merlene Ottey (JAM) 1991: Katrin Krabbe (GER) 1992: Heike Henkel (GER) 1993: Sally Gunnell (GBR) 1994: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 1995: Gwen Torrence (USA) 1996: Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) 1997: Marion Jones (USA) 1998: Marion Jones (USA) 1999: Gabriela Szabo (ROM) 2000: Marion Jones (USA) 2001: Stacy Dragila (USA) 2002: Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 2003: Hestrie Cloete (RSA) 2004: Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 2005: Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 2006: Sanya Richards (USA) 2007: Meseret Defar (ETH) 2008: Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 2009: Sanya Richards (USA) 2010: Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2011: Sally Pearson (AUS) 2012: Allyson Felix (USA) 2013: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 2014: Valerie Adams (NZL) 2015: Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 2016: Almaz Ayana (ETH) 2017: Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) 2018: Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 2019: Dalilah Muhammad (USA) 2020: Yulimar Rojas (VEN) 2021: Elaine Thompson-Herah (JAM) 2022: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) 2023: Faith Kipyegon (KEN) 2022: Yulimar Rojas (VEN) 2022: Tigst Assefa (ETH) 2024: Sifan Hassan (NED) v t e Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year Award Boys 2003: James 2004: Howard 2005: Paulus 2006: Oden 2007: Love 2008: Barkley 2009: Gilbert 2010: Knight 2011: Bundy 2012: Gray 2013: Wiggins 2014: Towns 2015: Murray 2016: Tatum 2017: Gore 2018: Daniels 2019: Witt 2020: Gilbert 2022: Sahlman 2023: Clark 2024: Flagg Girls 2003: Felix 2004: Parker 2005: Barboza 2006: Charles 2007: Moore 2008: Price 2009: Diggins 2010: Ogwumike 2011: Brian 2012: Stewart 2013: Andrews 2014: Turner 2015: Hill 2016: McLaughlin 2017: McLaughlin 2018: Tuohy 2019: Lynch 2020: Bueckers 2022: Rice 2023: Brown 2024: Engelhardt v t e Gatorade High School Track and Field Athlete of the Year Boys 1986: Eric Mastalir 1987: Kamy Keshmiri 1988: Art Skipper 1989: Dion Bentley 1990: Brent Noon 1991: Bryan Bronson 1992: Sheddric Fields 1993: Charles Mitchell 1994: Andre Scott 1995: Michael Stember 1996: Michael Granville 1997: Sharif Karie 1998: Jon Stevens 1999: Jake Freeman 2000: Donald Sage 2001: Alan Webb 2002: Brendan Christian 2003: Kerron Clement 2004: Jason Richardson 2005: Ryan Whiting 2006: David Klech 2007: Bryshon Nellum 2008: German Fernandez 2009: Curtis Beach 2010: Sam Crouser 2011: Gunnar Nixon 2012: Abraham Hall 2013: Trayvon Bromell 2014: Trentavis Friday 2015: Michael Norman 2016: Michael Norman 2017: Armand Duplantis 2018: Anthony Schwartz 2019: Matthew Boling 2020: Nico Young 2021: Hobbs Kessler 2022: Cade Flatt 2023: Issam Asinga 2024: Christian Miller Girls 1986: Yolanda Johnson 1987: Janeene Vickers 1988: Chryste Gaines 1989: Angela Burnham 1990: Melissa Weis 1991: Marion Jones 1992: Marion Jones 1993: Marion Jones 1994: Suzy Powell 1995: Joanna Hayes 1996: Kim Mortensen 1997: Kinshasa Davis 1998: Angela Williams 1999: Stacy Martin 2000: Monique Henderson 2001: Ychlindria Spears 2002: Sanya Richards 2003: Allyson Felix 2004: Shalonda Solomon 2005: Brittany Daniels 2006: Bianca Knight 2007: Emily Pendleton 2008: Chanelle Price 2009: Anna Jelmini 2010: Ashton Purvis 2011: Amy Weissenbach 2012: Shelbi Vaughan 2013: Kendell Williams 2014: Raven Saunders 2015: Candace Hill 2016: Sydney McLaughlin 2017: Sydney McLaughlin 2018: Katelyn Tuohy 2019: Jasmine Moore 2020: Taylor Ewert 2021: Sydney Thorvaldson 2022: Juliette Whittaker 2023: Angelina Napoleon 2024: Sadie Engelhardt