Allyson Felix
Allyson Melissa Felix was birthed in Los Angeles, California on the 18th of November, 1985. Paul Felix, her father was a pastor ordained in the Master's Seminary Sun Valley. Marlean Felix worked at Balboa Magnet elementary school. Felix showed an early aptitude for sports when she was studying at Los Angeles Baptist High School. She discovered her sprinting ability at the moment. After her first audition and placing within the top two places in the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships, for 200 meters in a mere 10 weeks. Felix finished her high school education and was signed to an agreement for Adidas. In 2004, she was enrolled at the University of Southern California, where her major was elementary education. Felix won her first Olympic Medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics which took place at Athens Greece. She broke the Junior World Record sprinting 200 meters in 22.18 seconds. The youngest winner of the 200 meter at the World Championships that took place in Helsinki in the year 2005. She was able to defend her record the following year, beating her long-time Jamaican rival Veronica Campbell. Felix placed consistently within the top three in her various events during the Olympics that took place during Beijing London Rio de Janeiro Tokyo.
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