Allyson Felix reigns as the most decorated American Track & Field Olympian of all time. She officially retired from competitive running in the summer of 2022, concluding an illustrious career that includes thirty-one global medals across the Olympics and World Championships, with titles as both a World Record Holder and a Master’s World Record Holder. At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Felix was elected to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), where she continues to make a significant impact on the global sports community.
In 2020, Felix broke records after winning her bronze and gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics - her fifth and final Olympic games. She continued to make history during the games by sporting racing spikes created by her company – lifestyle and footwear brand, Saysh – becoming the first Track & Field athlete to do so. Publicly launched post-Games in June 2021, Saysh not only aims to create an encouraging and supportive community for women, but it also designs and manufactures athletic-inspired footwear made for and by women, unlike most brands, whose shoes are created based on men’s feet and footwear. Running in her own spikes on the largest stage in the world, Felix exemplified that she is about more than just medals – she was running for change, equity, and acceptance for women and girls everywhere. In keeping with its mission to empower and serve women, Saysh sought out women-led, women-funded partners for the brand’s Series A fundraising round, which brought in $8 million and included the Gap Inc.-owned Athleta brand. Current products include the Saysh One and The Felix Runner, with past launches like the Saysh Slide, Saysh Two, and various limited-edition collaborations. Saysh products are available online and through retailers like Kith, Footlocker, and Athleta. In 2024, Felix co-launched Always Alpha, a sports management firm supported by the entertainment marketing company Dolphin, which will specifically target women athletes across all sports.
Off the track, Felix is a fierce advocate for maternity rights for all women. In 2019, she wrote an opinion piece for The New York Times that called out Nike, her former sponsor, for not providing guaranteed protections for pregnant athletes and new moms. (Felix gave birth to her daughter Camryn in 2018.) The public reaction to the piece put pregnancy discrimination in athletics in the spotlight, and the practice was heavily criticized. More female athletes came to Felix’s side, offering their own stories of similarly unjust hardships. During the 2020 Olympics, Felix, in partnership with Athleta, created the Power of She Fund: Child Care Grant – a fund to assist mom-athletes with childcare while competing at the games. Recently, she also led the charge in bringing a Family Space to the Olympic Village in collaboration with P&G, ensuring a supportive environment for athletes and their families during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
Felix’s passion for children and social impact is evident through her work as a Right To Play board member, where she advocates for underserved children in developing regions.
Felix resides in Los Angeles with her husband, daughter Camryn, and son Kenneth Maurice Ferguson III, affectionately known as Trey, who was born in 2024.
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