Allyson Felix
Allyson Michael Felix was the Los Angeles native born on the 18th November 1985. The father of her Paul Felix was an ordained minister at the Master's Seminary in Sun Valley as well as their mother Marlean Felix was a school teacher at Balboa Magnet Elementary School. Felix was a natural athlete and discovered her love for sprinting at Los Angeles Baptist High School. Only 10 weeks after her initial tryout, she placed third in the 200 meter event at the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championship. Felix signed a contract for an official career at Adidas in 2003. She after that she enrolled at University of Southern California to pursue a degree in elementary education. Felix won her first Olympic gold at the Athens Summer Olympics 2004. Felix broke a junior-world record running 200 meters for 22.18. Felix was also the youngest winner of the 200 meter at the World Championships in Helsinki in the year 2005. She was able to defend her record once again in 2007, defeating time-tested Jamaican rival Veronica Campbell. Felix participated at Beijing London Rio de Janeiro Tokyo and has consistently ranked in the top three of athletes in each of her events.





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