Poland claimed silver in a national record 3:20.53 for their first ever medal in the event, adding to the gold they won in the mixed 4x400m relay. “I think all of us in the team have achieved a lot in the individual events and I wanted to be able to run with these women and to win gold with them,” the 35-year-old Felix said after completing her fifth and final Olympics, and first as a mother. The Americans clocked 3:16.85 – the fastest time in 28 years – to win by more than four seconds and extend the USA’s long dominance in the event, a gold-medal-winning streak that dates all the way back to the 1996 Atlanta Games.
“I just came out really at peace, and wanting to soak it all in,” Felix said after joining Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad and Athing Mu in a ‘dream team’ quartet that blew away the rest of the field at the Tokyo Olympic Games. One of the greatest careers in athletics history came to a close on Saturday (7), with Felix winning a record 11th Olympic medal and helping the United States claim a seventh consecutive title in the women’s 4x400m relay. Allyson Felix bowed out in style – and with another gold medal around her neck.
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