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}} Allyson Michelle Felix (born November 18, 1985) 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 (2005–09), and 2-time Olympic silver medalist (2004–08). 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 (2008–12) 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.〔(US sports stars try to dim doping fears with "Project Believe" ). Agence France Press (2008-04-16). Retrieved on 2009-08-09.〕 She is coached by Bobby Kersee. ==Early life== Born and raised in California, Felix is a devout Christian and the daughter of Paul, an ordained minister and professor of New Testament at The Master's Seminary in Santa Clarita Valley, California,〔http://www.tms.edu/pdf/mantle.15.2.pdf〕 and Marlean who is an elementary school teacher at Balboa Magnet Elementary.〔 Her older brother Wes Felix is also a sprinter. Also running the 200 m, he was the USA Junior Champion in 2002〔http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAJuniorOutdoorTF/men/m200m.asp〕 and the Pac-10 champion in 2003 and 2004 while running for USC. Wes now acts as the agent for his sister.〔http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Felix_Allyson.asp〕 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." 〔(WRAP-UP: 'Preacher's kid' Felix wins gold )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Allyson Felix」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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