caption event birth_place weight height pb sport birth_date residence image article_title name
allyson felix in 2015 sprint los angeles , california , u.s. 121 lb kg on 5 ft 6 in m 2 on '' -lrb- london 2012 -rrb- '' ' 150 m '' ' ' : 16.36 wb -lrb- manchester 2013 -rrb- '' ' 200 100 m '' ' : 21.69 s -lrb- eugene 2012 -rrb- m '' ' 400 m '' ' : 49.26 s -lrb- '' beijing 2015 -rrb- ' : 10.89 s track & field 18 november 1985 santa clarita , california , u.s. allyson felix doha 2015.jpg allyson felix
 allyson michelle felix
allyson felix

allyson michelle felix -lrb- born november 18 , 1985 -rrb- is an american track and field sprint athlete who competes in the 100 meters , 200 meters and 400 meters .
at 200 meters , she is the 2012 olympic champion , a 3-time world champion -lrb- 2005 -- 09 -rrb- , and 2-time olympic silver medalist -lrb- 2004 -- 08 -rrb- .
in 2015 , she became world champion at 400 meters .
she has won three additional olympic gold medals as a member of the united states ' women 's relay teams ; two at 4 x 400 meters -lrb- 2008 -- 12 -rrb- and one as part of the 2012 world-record 4 x 100 meters team .
felix 's 200 meters best of 21.69 secs from 2012 , ranks her sixth on the all-time list .
in 2013 , she broke the world best for the rarely contested 150 meters distance , running 16.36 secs .
in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2015 world championships , she ran the fastest split ever recorded by an american woman , and third fastest split ever after jarmila kratochvilova and marita koch , with 47.72 .
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 .
she is coached by bobby kersee .
