Allyson Felix

Allyson Nicole Felix was born on the 18th of November the 18th of November, 1985, at Los Angeles. Paul Felix served as an ordinand in Sun Valley at Master's Seminary. Marlean Felix taught at Balboa Magnet. Felix displayed a knack in athletics from the beginning, and soon discovered her ability to sprint while she was at the Los Angeles Baptist High School. Ten weeks after the first attempt she made the sport, she finished second for 200m at the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championship. Felix completed her high school year in 2003 and became a part of Adidas to become an athlete in professional competition. In the following year, she enrolled at the University of Southern California studying elementary education. Felix received her first Olympic gold at the Athens Summer Olympics 2004. Felix broke a junior-world record running 200 meters for 22.18. She was the youngest winner of the 200 meter at the World Championships held in Helsinki in the year 2005. She won her medal once again in 2007, beating her long-time Jamaican rival Veronica Campbell. Felix always placed in the top three in all of her events in Beijing London Rio de Janeiro Tokyo.