Allyson Felix
Allyson Melissa Felix was born in Los Angeles, California on the 18th of November, 1985. Paul Felix, the father of Allyson Michelle Felix, is a minister who was ordained by Master's Seminary Sun Valley. Marlean Felix works as a elementary school teacher at Balboa Magnet. Felix displayed a knack in athletics from the beginning, and soon discovered her athletic abilities during her time at Los Angeles Baptist High School. Ten weeks after the first time she tried out the sport, she finished second in 200m in the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championship. Felix agreed to sign a contract with Adidas for a career in professional sports with Adidas in 2003. She then enrolled at University of Southern California to study elementary education. Her first Olympic medal came at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens Greece. Felix set a world junior record for the 200m race in 22.18 seconds. At the 2005 Helsinki World Championships, Felix became the youngest winner in the world for the 200m. The following year, she won the title in front of her Jamaican opponent Veronica Campbell. Felix placed consistently at the top of the podium in her various events in the Olympics that took place at Beijing London Rio de Janeiro Tokyo.
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