Allyson Felix
Allyson Nicole Felix was born on November 18 the 18th of November, 1985, located in Los Angeles. 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 an athlete of the highest level and discovered her love to sprint in the sprints at Los Angeles Baptist High School. Within 10 weeks of her first attempt, she finished in second place in the 200 meter event during the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championship. Felix finished high school and subsequently signed an official contract with Adidas. In 2004 she began her studies at the University of Southern California, in the area of elementary education. Felix won her first Olympic gold medal during the Athens Summer Olympics 2004. Felix broke a junior-world record in the 200-meter race with a time of 22.18. She was the youngest world winner in the 200m in the 2005 Helsinki World Championships and defended her title in 2007 beating long-time Jamaican opponent Veronica Campbell. Felix always placed in the top third of each event she competed in at Beijing London Rio de Janeiro Tokyo.





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