Allyson Felix

Allyson Felix, a member of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, is a record-setting track and field sprinter who as a member of the U.S. women’s 4 x 400 meter relay team won an Olympic gold medal at the Beijing 2008 games. She is a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 200 meter event, as well as the only woman ever to win three consecutive gold medals for the 200 meter at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships.

Felix became one of the star athletes of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece when at only 18 she set a World Junior record in the 200 meter event with her time of 22.18 and in 2005, became the youngest ever gold medalist sprinter in the 200 meters at the IAAF World Championships in Helsinki.

Felix obtained a degree in Elementary Education from the University of Southern California and is a participant in the US Anti-Doping Agency's Project Believe program, which regularly tests athletes to ensure their body is free of performance-enhancing drugs.