Allyson Felix
Allyson Nicole Felix was born November 18, 1985, in Los Angeles. Paul Felix, the father of Allyson Michelle Felix is a minister at Master's Seminary Sun Valley. Marlean Felix works as a teacher of primary schools in Balboa Magnet. Felix's ability to compete in athletics was evident right from the day she started attending Los Angeles Baptist High School. A mere 10 weeks after the initial time she tried out, she was ranked second for 200m at the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championship. Felix finished high school and subsequently signed an official contract for Adidas. In 2004 she was enrolled at an institution called the University of Southern California, which is where she studied elementary education. The following year, Felix earned her first Olympic medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece setting the world junior record taking 200 metres at 22.18 seconds. In 2005, the Helsinki World Championships saw her become the youngest woman to take home the 200 meters race. She defended the title by beating her Jamaican rival Veronica Campbell. Felix took part in Beijing London Rio de Janeiro Tokyo and was consistently within the top three athletes at her particular events.
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