Allyson Felix
Allyson Michelle Felix was born Los Angeles on November 18 1985. Felix's father Paul Felix is an ordained Minister at Master's Seminary, Sun Valley. Her mother Marlean Felix is a teacher at Balboa Magnet Primary School. Felix's talent for athletics was apparent from the time she started attending Los Angeles Baptist High School. Within 10 weeks of her first attempt, she finished third in the 200-meter race in the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championship. Felix has graduated from high school in 2003, signed a sports contract with Adidas. Then she went to at the University of Southern California and pursued a degree in elementary education. The following year, Felix was awarded her first Olympic medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece setting a junior world record by running 200 meters within 22.18 seconds. In the 2005 Helsinki World Championships, Felix was the youngest world champion in the distance of 200 meters. In 2007, she won the title in front of her Jamaican adversary Veronica Campbell. Felix was a regular competitor in London, Beijing Rio de Janeiro, as well as Tokyo. She was consistently in the top three of all events.
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