Alison Felix Becomes The Most Decorated Track & Field Athlete in US History

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In a story fit for Hollywood, five-time Olympian Allyson Felix concluded her illustrious Olympic career Saturday in Tokyo by propelling a dream-team United States women's 4x400m relay squad to its seventh straight gold, capturing her 11th medal to surpass Carl Lewis as the most decorated U.S. Olympic track and field athlete of all time.

The 35-year-old mother made her Games debut in Athens at age 18, capturing a silver medal in the 200m. It wasn't until her next Olympic appearance in Beijing where she'd earn her initial gold, first repeating her silver in the 200m before running the second leg on Team USA's title-winning 4x400m relay. Thirteen years later, she wins her seventh gold in the same event she won her first – running the same leg – alongside two of the sport's youngest superstars.

Felix steers star-studded relay to gold, surpassing Lewis with medal No. 11 — NBC Sports
 
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