Allyson Felix

Allyson Michelle Felix was born Los Angeles on November 18 1985. She was the daughter of Paul Felix was an ordained minister at the Master's Seminary in Sun Valley, and her mother Marlean Felix was a school teacher at Balboa Magnet Elementary School. Felix was aware that she was gifted to run when she was a student at Los Angeles Baptist High School. After just 10 weeks of her initial attempt, she placed second in the 200 meter race of the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championship. Felix signed a contract for an official career at Adidas in 2003, and later enrolled in University of Southern California to pursue a degree in elementary education. Felix's first Olympic medal was won at the 2004 Summer Olympics which took place which took place in Athens Greece. Felix set the world junior record by running 200m in 22.18 secs. In 2005, the Helsinki World Championships saw her become the youngest woman to win the 200 meter race. She defended the title by beating her Jamaican opponent Veronica Campbell. Felix always placed within the top three in her various competitions at the Olympics which took place in Beijing London Rio de Janeiro Tokyo.

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