Allyson Felix

Allyson Nicole Felix was born November 18, 1985, in Los Angeles. 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 from the moment she was enrolled at Los Angeles Baptist High School. After a few weeks of the first attempt she made the sport, she finished second in 200m at the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championship. Felix finished high school and subsequently signed an official contract to Adidas. In the year 2004, she began her studies at the University of Southern California, where her major was elementary education. Felix's first Olympic medal was won at the 2004 Summer Olympics, which took place in Athens Greece. Felix set the world junior record by sprinting 200 meters in 22.18 secs. The year 2005 was the time she became the youngest 200-meter world champion during the Helsinki World Championships. She was able to defend her title in 2007 beating her former Jamaican competitor Veronica Campbell. Felix always placed in the top 3 across her diverse competitions at the Olympics which took place in Beijing London Rio de Janeiro Tokyo.