Olympics: Allyson Felix makes even more history on the track as one of history's most-decorated athletes
Tokyo, Japan - Allyson Felix continues to add to her legacy on the track, as part of Team USA’s relay team in the women’s 4x400-meter final on Saturday.
Felix (35) just a day before became the most decorated female track athlete, winning bronze in the 400-meter final for her tenth career Olympic medal.
Coming into Saturday’s race, she was tied with American track and field legend Carl Lewis. She was back at it again, joined by fellow Tokyo medalists Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad, and Athing Mu in a quest for gold over rival Jamaica.
In her last career competition, Felix was running the second leg of a race that the United States dominated from the start. They fared better than their male counterparts’ recent relay blunder, easily taking the top spot on the medal podium.
By the time Mu crossed the finish line at the end, Team USA was ahead by four seconds, finishing as a team with a winning time of 3 minutes, 16.85 seconds.
The gold medal win gives Felix 11 career medals, making her the most decorated female US track and field athlete. It is also one off of the all-time world record of 12 medals, held by Finnish Olympic legend Paavo Nurmi.
"For me, I just really came out at peace and I wanted to soak it in completely," Felix said in her post-race comments to the Associated Press. "It was really cool to come together, to get to close out the Olympic Games and, for me, my Olympic career."
Poland came in second for silver with a time of 3 minutes, and 20.53 seconds, while Team USA’s Jamaican adversaries end up with the bronze medal at 3 minutes, and 21.24 seconds.
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