Allyson Felix zooms past Carl Lewis as most decorated US track Olympian
35-year-old wins 11th medal after US victory in 4x400m
USA win gold with Poland in silver and Jamaica in bronze
Allyson Felix won her 11th career Olympic medal on Saturday, combining with her American teammates to finish the 4x400m relay in 3 minutes, 16.85 seconds for a runaway victory.
The team of Felix, Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad and Athing Mu was never in jeopardy of missing out on gold. Poland finished second, 3.68 seconds behind, and Jamaica finished third.
Felix, who became the most-decorated woman in Olympic track history when she won bronze in the 400m on Friday night in Tokyo, now passes Carl Lewis with the most track medals of any US athlete. Of her 11 medals, seven are gold. Paavo Nurmi of Finland holds the all-time mark with 12 medals from 1920-28.
“For me, I just really came out at peace and I wanted to soak it in completely,” Felix said after the race.
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