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Allyson Felix

Applied physiology and biomechanics in athletics

As the world’s most decorated female track and field athlete announces her retirement from athletics, Adam Morton considers the topics of biomechanics, energy systems, and gender and participation, in the context of Allyson Felix’s career

AQA, Edexcel and OCR all require knowledge of biomechanics, energy systems, and gender and participation in sport.

With 11 medals from five consecutive Olympic games, and a further 18 at World Championships, Allyson Felix is the most successful female track and field athlete in history. Excelling in all three sprint events, she recorded personal bests of 10.89 seconds (100m), 21.69s (200m), and 49.26 s (400 m).

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