Allyson Felix

Allyson Michel Felix was born November 18, 1985 in Los Angeles. Paul Felix, the father of Allyson Michelle Felix is a minister who was ordained by Master's Seminary Sun Valley. Marlean Felix works as a primary school teacher in Balboa Magnet. Felix displayed an early talent for athletics when she was attending Los Angeles Baptist High School. Her sprinting ability at the moment. After just 10 weeks of her initial attempt, she finished 2nd in the 200-meter race of the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championship. Felix graduated from high school and signed an official contract to Adidas. In 2004 she enrolled in an institution called the University of Southern California, where her major was elementary education. Felix received her first Olympic medal at the 2004's Summer Olympics in Athens Greece. Felix ran 200 meters in 22.18s and set an all-time junior world record. She was the youngest to win the 200 meters during the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005. She won her medal once again in 2007, by beating long-time Jamaican opponent Veronica Campbell. Felix took part at Beijing London Rio de Janeiro Tokyo and has consistently ranked among the top three athletes in her respective events.