Allyson Felix

Allyson Michelle Felix was born Los Angeles on November 18 1985. Her father Paul Felix is an ordained minister of the Master's Seminary, Sun Valley. Her mother Marlean Felix is a teacher at Balboa Magnet Primary School. Felix displayed a knack for athletics early on discovering her athletic abilities when she was at Los Angeles Baptist High School. She finished second at the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships within just 10 weeks after her very first tryout. In 2003, Felix finished high school signing a professional contract with the sports company Adidas prior to matriculating at the University of Southern California where she studied elementary education. Her first Olympic medal was won at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens Greece. Felix set a world junior record for sprinting 200 meters in 22.18 seconds. As of 2005, she was the youngest World Champion in the 200m in the Helsinki World Championships. She defended this title in 2007 beating her longtime Jamaican opponent Veronica Campbell. Felix took part in the Olympics at Beijing London Rio de Janeiro as well as Tokyo consistently placing within the top three places in all her races.

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