Allyson Felix
Allyson Melissa Felix was birthed at Los Angeles, California on November 18th 1985. Her father Paul Felix was an ordained minister at the Master's Seminary in Sun Valley, and the mother of her child Marlean Felix was a school teacher at Balboa Magnet Elementary School. Felix was aware that she had a talent in running while attending Los Angeles Baptist High School. Following her initial audition she was ranked in the top two at the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships, for 200 meters in a mere 10 weeks. Felix completed high school in 2003, and signed with Adidas a contract as a professional athlete. The following year she enrolled at the University of Southern California studying elementary education. The following year, Felix won her very first Olympic medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece making an all-time junior world record running 200 meters at 22.18 seconds. In 2005, she became the youngest 200-meter world champion in the Helsinki World Championships. She won the title again in 2007, defeating her former Jamaican competitor Veronica Campbell. Felix always placed in the top 3 in her various races at the Olympics held in Beijing London Rio de Janeiro Tokyo.





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