Allyson Felix

Allyson Melissa Felix was born at Los Angeles, California on November 18, 1985. Paul Felix, her father was an ordained minister at Master's Seminary Sun Valley. Marlean Felix worked at Balboa Magnet Elementary School. Felix's athletic talent was evident right from the day she was enrolled at Los Angeles Baptist High School. A mere 10 weeks after the initial time she tried out her skills, she placed second in 200m in the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championship. In 2003 Felix was a senior in high school signing a professional contract with the athletics company Adidas and then enrolled in the University of Southern California where she was studying elementary education. The following year, Felix earned her very first Olympic medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece setting a junior world record by sprinting 200 meters at 22.18 seconds. The year 2005 was the time she became the youngest world champion of 200 meters during the Helsinki World Championships. She was able to defend her title in 2007, defeating her long-time Jamaican rival Veronica Campbell. Felix always placed in the top third of each of her events in Beijing London Rio de Janeiro Tokyo.

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