Allyson Felix
Allyson Nicole Felix was born on November 18 of 1985 located in Los Angeles. Paul Felix served as an ordinand at Sun Valley at Master's Seminary. Marlean Felix taught at Balboa Magnet. Felix realized early on that she had a talent for running when attending Los Angeles Baptist High School. A mere 10 weeks after the initial time she tried out her skills, she placed 2nd in the 200m race in the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championship. Felix was a high school graduate when she graduated from school in 2003, signed the sports contract with Adidas. After that, she attended at the University of Southern California and completed her studies in elementary education. The following year, Felix won her very first Olympic medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece setting a junior world record by running 200 meters within 22.18 seconds. Felix was also the youngest to win the 200 meters in the world championships that took place in Helsinki in 2005. She defended her title the following year, beating her the long-time Jamaican competitor Veronica Campbell. Felix consistently placed within the top third in each of her races in Beijing London Rio de Janeiro Tokyo.
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