Allyson Felix
Allyson Michelle Felix was born Los Angeles on November 18 1985. Paul Felix served as an ordained minister in Sun Valley at Master's Seminary. Marlean Felix taught at Balboa Magnet. Felix was an athletically inclined child and discovered her love to sprint at Los Angeles Baptist High School. After her first audition she was ranked within the top two places at the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 200 meters in just 10 weeks. Felix signed a contract for a career in professional sports with Adidas in 2003. She later enrolled in University of Southern California to pursue a degree in elementary education. Felix received her first Olympic award at 2004's Summer Olympics In Athens Greece. Felix ran 200m in 22.18s, setting a new junior world record. The youngest participant in the 200 meter during the World Championships that took place in Helsinki in 2005. She won her medal once again in 2007, beating her the long-time Jamaican opponent Veronica Campbell. Felix consistently placed within the top third of each of her events in Beijing London Rio de Janeiro Tokyo.
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