Allyson Felix
Allyson Michelle Felix was born Los Angeles on November 18 1985. The father of her Paul Felix was an ordained minister at the Master's Seminary in Sun Valley, and their mother Marlean Felix was a school teacher at Balboa Magnet Elementary School. Felix's athletic talent was evident right from the day she began attending Los Angeles Baptist High School. Only 10 weeks after her initial tryout, she placed third in the 200 meters in the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championship. Felix signed a contract for an official career at Adidas in 2003. She after that she enrolled at University of Southern California to pursue a degree in elementary education. Felix won her first Olympic Medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics which took place in Athens Greece. Felix set the Junior World Record sprinting 200 meters in 22.18 seconds. The year 2005 was the time she was the youngest world champion of 200 meters during the Helsinki World Championships. She was able to defend her title in 2007, beating her long-time Jamaican opponent Veronica Campbell. Felix participated in Beijing London Rio de Janeiro Tokyo and has consistently ranked in the top three of athletes at her particular events.
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