Fraser may refer to:

Places[link]

Australia[link]

• Fraser, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen
• The Division of Fraser, an electoral division in the northern Australian Capital Territory
• Fraser Island, along the coast of Queensland

Canada[link]

• Fraser River
  • Fraser Plateau, a subplateau of the Interior Plateau, named for the river
  • Fraser Basin, a low-lying area, part of the Nechako Plateau, flanking the Fraser River in the Central Interior of British Columbia
  • Fraser Canyon, the stretch of the Fraser River from the city of Williams Lake south to the town of Hope, British Columbia
  • Fraser Valley, the region flanking the lowermost reaches of the Fraser River, from the town of Hope to the sea
  • Fraser Plateau and Basin complex, a World Wildlife Fund-named ecoregion in the Central Interior of British Columbia
• Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia
• Alex Fraser Bridge, between Delta and Richmond, British Columbia
• Fraser Mills, British Columbia, a neighbourhood of the city of Coquitlam, British Columbia
• Fraser Heights, British Columbia, a neighbourhood of the city of Surrey, British Columbia
• Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, a para-municipal body encompassing the eastern half of the Fraser Valley region and a portion of the lower Fraser Canyon
• Regional District of Fraser-Cheam, a former para-municipal body encompassing the Upper Fraser Valley and parts of the Fraser Canyon, now part of the Fraser Valley Regional District
• Central Fraser Valley Regional District, a former para-municipal body encompassing the central portion of the Fraser Valley region, now part of the Fraser Valley Regional District
• Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, a para-municipal body encompassing the area of the city of Prince George, British Columbia, and the upper valley of the Fraser River southeast of there
• Fraser River Provincial Park, a park on the west bank of the Fraser River northwest of Hixon, British Columbia, to the south of the city of Prince George
• Fraser Island 6, properly known as Fraser River Indian Reserve No. 6, located on the island of the same name at Becher Bay, British Columbia, near the city of Victoria
• Fraser Range, a small mountain range north of Nugent Sound on the Central Coast of British Columbia
• Fraser Lake, a lake in the Central Interior of British Columbia
• Fraser Lake, British Columbia, originally Fort Fraser, a village in the Central Interior of British Columbia named for the lake
• Fraser Lake 2, properly Fraser Lake Indian Reserve No. 2, an Indian Reserve of the Dakelh people on the lake

United States[link]

• Fraser, Colorado
• Fraser, Idaho
• Fraser, Iowa
• Fraser, Michigan, in Macomb County
• Fraser Township, Michigan, in Bay County
• Fraser Township, Minnesota
• Fraser, New York (disambiguation), various places

People[link]

• Fraser (surname)
• the Fraser River Indians, also known as the Fraser River Salish, are now known as the Sto:lo and neighbouring groups

Other uses[link]

• Bethel School District v. Fraser, a US legal case
• Fraser and Neave, a Singapore-based business group
• Fraser syndrome, an autosomal recessive congenital disorder
• Fraser Herald, title of a Canadian Heraldic Authority officer of arms
• Fraser Fir, a tree (Abies fraseri)
• Fraser Institute, a free-market think tank

See also[link]

• Fraser alphabet
• Frazier (disambiguation)
• Frazer (disambiguation)
• Frasier (disambiguation)

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Adam McQuaid
Born	(1986-10-12) October 12, 1986 (age 25) Cornwall, PEI, CAN
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb)
Position	Defenceman
Shoots	Right
NHL team	Boston Bruins
NHL Draft	55th overall, 2005 Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career	2005 –present

Adam McQuaid (born October 12, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played with Boston's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Providence Bruins.

Playing career[link]

McQuaid played major midget hockey in his hometown of Cornwall, Prince Edward Island for the Cornwall Thunder before playing major junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for four seasons. McQuaid was selected in the 2nd round (43rd overall) in the 2003 OHL Priority Selection as a 17-year old overage player. He was undrafted by the OHL the previous season.

After scoring 19 points in his second season with the Wolves in 2004–05, McQuaid was selected in the 2nd round, 55th overall, by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He returned to the OHL and, in his final season, helped lead the Wolves to the OHL Final against the Plymouth Whalers; the Wolves were defeated in six games.

In the off-season, McQuaid was traded by the Blue Jackets to the Boston Bruins in exchange for a fifth-round pick. He was immediately signed by Boston to a three-year, entry-level contract.

^[1] He was assigned to Boston's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Providence Bruins in 2007–08 and scored 9 points in his professional rookie season.

He scored his first NHL goal on February 7, 2010, a game-winner against goaltender Jaroslav Halak in a 3–0 win against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. During Game 4 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, Pierre McGuire termed him, "one tough hombre." In that same final, McQuaid won his first Stanley Cup.

On July 14, 2011, McQuaid signed a three-year contract worth $4.7 million with the Boston Bruins.^[2]

Career statistics[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Adam McQuaid's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Adam McQuaid's NHL player profile

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Shelly-Ann Fraser
Personal information
Nationality	Jamaica
Born	(1986-12-27) December 27, 1986 (age 25) Kingston, Jamaica
Residence	Kingston, Jamaica
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	52 kg (110 lb; 8.2 st)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	100 m
Club	MVP Track & Field Club
Medal record Women's athletics Competitor for  Jamaica Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing 100 m World Championships Gold 2009 Berlin 100 m Gold 2009 Berlin 4×100 m relay Silver 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay Silver 2007 Osaka 4×100 m relay World Athletics Final Gold 2008 Stuttgart 100 metres Silver 2009 Thessaloniki 100 metres CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) Gold 2005 Bacolet, Tobago 4x100 m relay Bronze 2005 Bacolet, Tobago 100 m CAC Junior Championships (U17) Gold 2002 Bridgetown 4x100 m relay

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, OD (born December 27, 1986)^[1] is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 100 m. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Fraser is the reigning Olympic champion over 100 m, clocking a time of 10.78.^[2] The 2009 World 100 m champion, she is only the second female sprinter to hold both World and Olympic 100 m titles simultaneously (after Gail Devers), and is tied with Christine Arron as the fourth fastest woman in history over 100 m.^[3] She attended the Wolmer's High School for Girls and represented her school in many athletic occasions.

2008 Beijing Olympics[link]

Fraser, who trained for the Olympics with teammate Asafa Powell, became the first Jamaican woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in the 100 m sprint. In her first round heat, she placed first in a time of 11.35 to advance to the second round. She then improved her time to 11.06 seconds, finishing first in her heat. In the semifinals Fraser again finished in front, outsprinting Kerron Stewart and Muna Lee in 11.00 seconds.

In the final, Jamaican sprinters finished in the top three positions in the race, with a photographic tie for second place by Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart. (Both women were awarded silver medals; no bronze medal was awarded.) Fraser's time of 10.78 seconds was a personal best and 0.20 seconds faster than her Jamaican teammates.^[4] Fraser's Olympic time was the second-fastest 100 m ever recorded by a Jamaican woman, a mere 0.04 seconds (1/25 of a second) shy of Merlene Ottey's 10.74 record.^[1]

Together with Sheri-Ann Brooks, Aleen Bailey and Veronica Campbell-Brown, Fraser also took part in the 4 x 100 m relay. In its first round heat, Jamaica placed first in front of Russia, Germany and China. The Jamaica relay's time of 42.24 seconds was the first time overall out of sixteen participating nations. With this result, Jamaica qualified for the final, replacing Brooks and Bailey with Simpson and Stewart. Jamaica did not finish the race due to a mistake in the baton exchange.^[4]

2009 Berlin World Championships[link]

Fraser (right) celebrating victory in Berlin with Kerron Stewart

Fraser took the 100 m Jamaican title in June 2009, winning with a world-leading time of 10.88 s against a strong headwind (−1.5 m/s). This made her the number one Jamaican qualifier for the 2009 World Championships.^[5] Fraser took full advantage, holding off a late surge (and personal best) from compatriot Kerron Stewart, who had a slow start, to win by two one-hundredths of a second in a time of 10.73. – the fourth fastest time in the event's history and a Jamaican national record.

She later ran the second leg on the Jamaican 4x 100 m relay team. Fraser ran an outstanding back-straight, outrunning athletes like Chandra Sturrup of the Bahamas, Anne Mollinger of Germany and Kelly-Ann Baptiste of Trinidad and Tobago, with a successful change over to Aleen Bailey. The Jamaican team eventually claimed the gold medal in a time of 42.06 with the Bahamas claiming silver and Germany claiming bronze.

2010: Off-the-track[link]

Fraser was named as the first UNICEF National Goodwill Ambassador for Jamaica on February 22.^[6] On February 23, she was named Grace Goodwill Ambassador for Peace for 2010 in a partnership with Grace Foods and not-for-profit Organisation PALS (Peace and Love in Society).^[7][8] On May 23, at the Shanghai meet in the IAAF Diamond League, Fraser tested positive for a banned substance after using medication for toothache.^[9] In October 2010, she was subsequently suspended for six months.^[10]

Achievements[link]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2002	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	Bridgetown, Barbados	4th	200 m	25.24   (-1.0 m/s)
			1st	4x100 m relay	45.33 CR
2005	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago	3rd	100 m	11.73   (0.9 m/s)
			1st	4x100 m relay	44.53
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	2nd	4 x 100 metres relay	42.70 SB (heat)
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	1st	100 metres	10.78   (0.0 m/s)
			DNF	4 x 100 metres relay
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	1st	100 metres	10.73   (0.1 m/s)
			1st	4 x 100 metres relay	42.06
2011	World Championships	Daegu, Korea	4th	100 metres	10.99   (-1.4 m/s)
			2nd	4 x 100 metres relay	41.70 NR

References[link]

External links[link]

• IAAF profile for Shelly-Ann Fraser

Brooke Fraser
Background information
Birth name	Brooke Gabrielle Fraser
Born	(1983-12-15) 15 December 1983 (age 28) Wellington, New Zealand
Origin	Wellington, New Zealand
Genres	Pop, folk rock
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Sony Music, Wood + Bone
Associated acts	Hillsong
Website	www.brookefraser.com

Brooke Gabrielle Fraser Ligertwood, better known as Brooke Fraser (born 15 December 1983) is a New Zealand born award-winning folk-pop and Christian music^[1][2] artist. Her third studio album Flags has become the most successful album of her career, with the single "Something in the Water" reaching number one on the RIANZ singles chart in 2010.

Early life[link]

Fraser is the eldest of the three children born to former All Black Bernie Fraser,^[3] who was born in Lautoka, Fiji, and his wife Lynda Fraser.^[4] She grew up in Naenae, Lower Hutt and attended Dyer Street School, Naenae Intermediate School and Naenae College.^[5]

Fraser took piano lessons between the ages of seven and seventeen. She started writing songs at age twelve and taught herself the acoustic guitar at fifteen. Despite her skills as a singer she has never taken singing lessons.^[5]

She performed at Parachute, an annual New Zealand music festival in 2000 – including a special guest performance in 2007.^[5]

She began writing for the Soul Purpose magazine at age fifteen, and was later made editor in 2002. She gave up her job as editor shortly after moving to Auckland in late 2002 in order to pursue her music career.^[6]

Musical career[link]

In 2002, while Fraser was in Auckland, Scotty Pearson, the drummer for Elemeno P, organised a meeting with producer Matty J for her. Matty J became her manager, liaising with the major labels who had shown interest and compared their offers. Fraser had about five different labels offer her deals and chose to sign a multi-album deal with Sony Music at the age of 17.^[7]

[edit] What to Do With Daylight

Fraser's first album, What to Do with Daylight, was released in New Zealand in late 2003, debuting at number one and achieved gold status in the same week. The album eventually went seven times platinum,^[8] selling over 105,000 copies in New Zealand alone.^[9] It remained on the album charts for sixty-six weeks.^[10] All five singles from the album reached the top twenty in the New Zealand Singles Chart.^[11] Her album also topped the New Zealand Top 50 Albums of 2004.^[12]

Following the release of What to Do with Daylight, Fraser toured Australia and New Zealand with American artist John Mayer and then toured New Zealand with veteran U.K. rock artist David Bowie.^[13][14] Whilst on tour with John Mayer, she met with his guitarist and keyboardist Michael Chaves who, after recording Mayer's album Heavier Things, Fraser enlisted to play on her album and future concerts.^[15]

[edit] Albertine

In 2005, prior to writing and preparing her follow-up album, Fraser took a trip to Africa to immerse herself in Rwanda before visiting her sponsor children in Tanzania, as she is an advocate for child sponsorship. In this trip, she was so moved that she wrote the song Albertine about a young child (named Albertine), whom she met while in Rwanda. It was later decided to make this song the album's title track.^[16]

Fraser performing in Seattle, 8 December 2010

For the second album, Fraser decided to enlist a new band, primarily constructed from American musicians who'd worked with an array of notable artists, both live and recorded.^[17] In 2006, Fraser and the band went into the studio in Los Angeles to record the album. Later Fraser allowed her fans to listen to the album's first single Deciphering Me via her MySpace page. The single was later released initially to radio and ultimately to CD single, and achieved number four in the New Zealand single charts.

On 4 December 2006 Albertine was released in New Zealand, achieving double platinum status less than a month after its release and has remained, to date, in the top 20 every week since. The album was released in Australia and internationally on 31 March 2007. In Australia, it charted at number twenty-nine in its first week on 9 April and has thus far achieved Gold sales status.

On 6 April 2007, Fraser performed "Deciphering Me" for the Good Friday Appeal, an annual televised fundraising event to raise money for the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.

In 2008, Fraser appeared on the Dave Barnes song "Believe" from his album Me + You + the World, performing backing vocals.

Albertine was also Fraser's U.S. debut, released 27 May 2008 and entered the Billboard 200 at number ninety on 19 July 2008. Her album propelled in success with online sales after being chosen as Editor's Choice on iTunes. On 4 July 2008 Fraser supported Canadian artist/U2 collaborator Daniel Lanois at the Montreal Jazz Festival. In August she toured the southern U.S.^[18] In September, she re-toured several major U.S. cities and completed the tour at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, UK.

[edit] Flags

Flags was recorded at East West Studios in Hollywood in the summer of 2010 ^[19] and released by Wood & Bone Records on 12 October 2010. Fraser celebrated with sold-out tours in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. Flags reached the #1 spot on the New Zealand album chart,^[20] #3 in Australia,^[21] and entered at #59 on the Billboard 200 in the US,^[22] and climbed as high as #3 on the U.S iTunes album chart. "Flags" has been certified Gold in Australia and 3x Platinum in New Zealand where it was the 6th highest selling album of 2010.^[23] The first single, “Something in the Water,” has achieved extensive radio success across the globe, notably receiving BBC Radio 2 A-list rotation upon release.^[24] The single has gone on to achieve double platinum sales in NZ where it spent 21 weeks in the 2010 singles chart.^[25] The single has reached #2 in the Dutch airplay chart whilst residing in the top 5 singles chart for 6 consecutive weeks.^[26] The single has charted in Poland and Belgium at #15 and #23 respectively,^[27] as well as being certified Gold in both Germany and Italy.^[28] Flags was released in July 2011 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and debuted in the following positions: #6 in Germany, #33 in Austria & #24 in Switzerland. One month on from release, "Flags" remained in the German top 20 at #13 and "Something in the Water" on the singles charts at #8. "Flags" was released in October 2011 in Hungary, reaching #15 on the national album chart by 2nd week of release.^[29] Flags is due to be released in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland on 7 November 2011.^[27] Flags has received accolades from peers and press alike. Sara Bareilles announced to her 2 million followers on Twitter "If you don’t know her, you should. @brookefraser is a freakin gem. New album out now. Yay." and Women’s Wear Daily has called Brooke "The Kiwi Norah Jones."^[30][31]

In its review of Flags, Glide Magazine said: "Brooke Fraser’s third release, Flags, is a wonder. From the stunning lyrical imagery throughout to the impressive guest vocalists who join her (Cary Brothers, Jon Foreman and Aqualung among them), from Fraser’s ethereal and breathy performances to the wide-ranging soundscapes, this record is drenched in beauty and stands as one of the more remarkable achievements of 2010."^[32]

In support of "Flags" release in Switzerland, Brooke will be appearing in November 2011 at the “ENERGY STARS FOR FREE” event in Zurich alongside Lenny Kravitz and Snow Patrol.^[33]

Personal life[link]

After the success of her first album, Fraser moved to Sydney, where she has lived since 2004. On 17 March 2008 she married Scott Ligertwood, in Sydney, changing her name to Brooke Ligertwood.^[34] "Brooke Fraser" has remained her stage name for her activity as a Sony BMG recording/touring artist. She continues to write songs for Hillsong Church, now as "Brooke Ligertwood". Among her notable congregational songs are "Desert Song" and "Hosanna". After touring her second album Albertine for almost 4 years, Fraser returned home to Sydney. She took almost a year off from music-making. After attending the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in the US and seeing Fleet Foxes ^[35] set she was inspired to work on her latest album Flags.^[36]

Fraser also runs a blog from her website where she comments on everything from touring, to fashion and food.^[37]

Philanthropy[link]

Fraser has enjoyed success in her career for many years, and she has always used her position to highlight many worthy causes and charity projects, and raising large amounts of money for them in the process. In late 2010 whilst on tour in the U.S. promoting her third album Flags, Fraser, in conjunction with charity: water ran a birthday campaign asking her fans to donate $27 in honor of her 27th birthday. The goal was to raise $50,000 to build clean water wells in Ethiopia.^[38] Joining the likes of Justin Bieber,^[39] Will Smith^[40] and Adam Lambert^[41] Fraser's birthday campaign was a success raising over $54,000. She has vowed to continue her work with charity: water on future projects.

Fraser has worked with World Vision as an Artist Associate since 2001. She has visited Cambodia and Tanzania with World Vision, the Philippines with Opportunity International and independently traveled to Rwanda in June 2005, in June 2006 as part of charity event "Hope Rwanda", and in May 2007 when she filmed the music video for the song "Albertine" off her second studio album of the same name. In 2006 she, along with Petra Bagust and Tau from Spacifix, appeared in an advertisement for the World Vision 40 Hour Famine; an event which raises funds for children in third world countries. She also sponsors eleven children through World Vision^[42] and makes child ways of contributing to the work of World Vision (i.e. fundraising t-shirts etc.).

Discography[link]

Studio albums

• What to Do with Daylight (2003)
• Albertine (2006)
• Flags (2010)

Awards and nominations[link]

APRA Awards

New Zealand Music Awards

GMA Dove Awards

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Brooke Fraser

• Official Brooke Fraser website
• Brooke Fraser at Allmusic
• Brooke Fraser on Myspace
• New Zealand Herald article

Allyson Michelle Felix

Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1985-11-18) November 18, 1985 (age 26) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Residence	Santa Clarita, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	125 lb (57 kg)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.93 s (Doha 2008) 200 m: 21.81 s (Osaka 2007) 400 m: 49.59 s (Daegu 2011)
Medal record Women's athletics Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing 4×400 m relay Silver 2008 Beijing 200 m Silver 2004 Athens 200 m World Championships Gold 2009 Berlin 200 m Gold 2009 Berlin 4x400 m relay Gold 2007 Osaka 200 m Gold 2007 Osaka 4×100 m relay Gold 2007 Osaka 4×400 m relay Gold 2005 Helsinki 200 m Gold 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay Gold 2011 Daegu 4×400 m relay Silver 2011 Daegu 400 m Bronze 2011 Daegu 200 m World Indoor Championships Gold 2010 Doha 4×400 m relay World Athletics Final Gold 2009 Thessaloniki 200 m Gold 2006 Stuttgart 200 m Gold 2005 Monte Carlo 200 m Silver 2007 Stuttgart 100 m Bronze 2006 Stuttgart 100 m Pan American Games Gold 2003 Santo Domingo 4×100 m relay Bronze 2003 Santo Domingo 200 m World Youth Championships Gold 2001 Hungary 100 m

Allyson Michelle Felix (born November 18, 1985)^[1] is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for the United States, primarily in the 200 meters. She also competes at the 100 meters and the 400 meters distances. She is a two-time Olympic silver medalist at the 200 meters, as well as being the only woman ever to be a three-time Athletics World Championship gold medalist for that distance. She is also an Olympic gold medalist, winning gold at the Beijing 2008 Olympics as a member of the United States' Women's 4 x 400 meters team.

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.^[2]

Early life[link]

Felix, born and raised in Southern California, is a devout Christian and is the daughter of Paul, an ordained minister and professor of New Testament at The Master's Seminary in Sun Valley, California, and Marlean who is an elementary school teacher at Balboa Magnet Elementary.^[1] Her older brother, Wes Felix is also a sprinter, and was the Pac 10 200m champion in 2003 and 2004. Wes now acts as the agent for his sister.^[3] Felix sees her running ability as a gift from God, "My faith is the reason I run – it calms my heart and makes everything feel like a lift. My speed is definitely a gift from Him, and I run for His glory. Whatever I do, He allows me to do it."

High school[link]

Allyson Felix attended Los Angeles Baptist High School in North Hills, California, where she was nicknamed "Chicken Legs" by her teammates, because the five-foot-six, 125-pound sprinter's body had skinny legs despite her strength.^[1] But Felix's slightness was at seeming odds with her speed on the track and strength in the gym, where, while still in high school, she deadlifted at least 270 pounds.^[4] She credits much of her success to her coach, Wes Smith.

Felix didn't discover her gift until she tried out for track in the ninth grade. Just ten weeks after that first tryout, she finished seventh in the 200 at the CIF California State Meet. In the coming seasons, she became a five-time winner at the meet.^[5][6] In 2003 she was named the national girls' "High School Athlete of the Year" by Track and Field News.^[7] As a senior, Felix finished second in the 200 at the US Indoor Track & Field Championships. A few months later, in front of 50,000 fans in Mexico City, she ran 22.11 seconds, the fastest in history for a high school girl (though it could not count as a World Junior record because there was no drug testing at the meet^[1]).^[8]

Felix graduated in 2003, making headlines by forgoing college eligibility to sign a professional contract with Adidas. Adidas paid her an undisclosed sum and picked up her college tuition at the University of Southern California.^[9] She has since graduated with a degree in elementary education.^[10]

Professional[link]

At just 18, Felix finished as silver medalist in the 200 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics, behind Veronica Campbell of Jamaica; in so doing, she set a World Junior record over 200 meters with her time of 22.18. Felix is coached by Bobby Kersee – husband & coach of Olympic champion and world record holding heptathlete, Jackie Joyner-Kersee.^[1]

Felix became the youngest ever gold medalist sprinter in the 200 meters at the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005 and then successfully defended her title at Osaka two years later. At Osaka, Felix caught Jamaican Veronica Campbell on the bend and surged down the straight to finish in 21.81 seconds, lowering her own season-leading time by a massive 0.37 seconds. After the final she stated that "I feel so good, I am so excited. I have been waiting for so long to run such a time, to run under 22 seconds. it has not been an easy road, but finally I managed," said Felix. At that time, she addressed her future, saying, "My next goal is not the world record, but a gold in Beijing. I want to take it step by step. I might consider to do both – the 200 and the 400 meters – there." In 2007, Felix became only the second female athlete; after Marita Koch in 1983 to win three gold medals at a single IAAF World Championships in Athletics.^[1][11]

Felix continues to lift and press heavy weights as part of her training routine. Currently Felix can leg press 700 lbs despite her size.^[1]

Felix fully qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games during the 2008 Olympic trials in the 200 meters, but just missed qualifying for the 100 meter. However, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, despite running her season's best time in the 200 meters at 21.93, Felix again finished second to Campbell, who ran 21.74 to clinch the gold medal. Felix also ran the 400 meters, but only as a member of the U.S. women's relay team in that event. The team finished first, giving Felix her first Olympic gold medal.

Felix during the 200 m final at the 2009 World Championships

In the build up to the 2009 World Championships in Athletics Felix was part of a United States 4 x 100 m relay team that ran the fastest women's sprint relay in twelve years. Lauryn Williams, Felix, Muna Lee and Carmelita Jeter finished with a time of 41.58 seconds, bringing them to eighth on the all time list.^[12] In 2009 aged just 23, Felix proceeded to claim her third 200-meter World Championships gold medal, an unprecedented accomplishment in women's sprinting.^[13] Felix clocked 22.02sec to comfortably beat Jamaica's Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown.

Felix winning on the 2010 Diamond League circuit

Afterwards she said, "It's really special to win a third world title. I wanted to do it in this stadium, represent my country and make Jesse Owens proud." But Felix would rather have the one gold medal that is missing during the four years it has taken her to win three consecutive 200-meter titles at the biennial world championships. "I would love to trade my three world championships for your gold," Felix said to Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica at the medalists' news conference. That is the 2008 Olympic gold medal in the 200, a race Felix, from Valencia, was heavily favored to win. She was distressed over finishing second to Campbell-Brown when it happened in Beijing and still obsessed about it a year later. "I don't think I ever want to get over it," Felix said. "I never want to be satisfied with losing." At the same time she also commented, "I'm just grateful to have had success quickly, and sometimes I do have to pinch myself and realize all this has happened in not that much time."

In 2010, Felix focused on running more 400 m races. Running the 200 m and the 400 m, she became the first person ever to win two IAAF Diamond League trophies in the same year. She continued her dominance by winning 21 races out of 22 starts, only losing to Veronica Campbell-Brown in New York. Incidentally, it was there that Brown set the WL time of 21.98 seconds. In 2011, Felix attended the 'Great City Games' held in the streets of Manchester on 15 May. It was there that she set the world leading time in the 200m, which was 22.12, she also ran a 10.89 in the second 100m of the race.

At the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, Felix participated in the 200 and 400 metre events, as well as the 4×100 and 4×400 metre relays. In the 200 metre event, Felix was drawn in heat 3 and placed second behind Dafne Schippers in a time of 22.71. In her semi-final, Felix again finished second behind rival Veronica Campbell-Brown in a time of 22.67. In the final, Felix was drawn in lane 3 and finished third in an under-par time of 22.42. Veronica Campbell-Brown won the gold and Carmelita Jeter won silver. In the 400 metre event, she took second place in her heat in a time of 51.45. Felix then won her semi-final in a time of 50.36, ahead of rivals Novlene Williams-Mills and Antonina Krivoshapka. Felix was placed in lane 3 in the 400 metre final and finished second in a time of 49.59, 0.03 behind winner Amantle Montsho.

In the relay events, Felix ran the second leg in both events against reputable athletes such as Kerron Stewart and Kelly-Ann Baptiste in the 4×100, and Davita Prendergast and Nicola Sanders in the 4×400 metre event. Felix went on to claim gold in both events and attained world-leading times in both finals.

In 2005, Felix received the Jesse Owens Award from USATF signifying the Athlete of the Year. In 2007, she won the award again. And won it for a third time in 2010.^[14]

Achievements[link]

Competition record[link]

Felix winning the second semifinal of the 200 m in Beijing

Felix celebrating her victory in Osaka

Personal bests[link]

• All information from IAAF profile.^[15]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• USA Track & Field – Allyson Felix
• Allyson Felix Pictures
• IAAF profile for Allyson Felix
• SPIKES Hero profile on www.spikesmag.com
• Allyson Felix's U.S. Olympic Team bio
• Q&A
• Bio in own words
• 2007 interview
• "Allyson Felix", n°6 on Time’s list of "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch"

Awards
Preceded by No Award Given	Women's Track & Field ESPY Award 2006	Succeeded by No Award Given
Achievements
Preceded by Debbie Ferguson	Women's 200 m Best Year Performance 2003	Succeeded by Veronica Campbell
Preceded by Veronica Campbell	Women's 200 m Best Year Performance 2005	Succeeded by Sherone Simpson
Preceded by Sherone Simpson	Women's 200 m Best Year Performance 2007	Succeeded by Veronica Campbell