Allyson Felix

Allyson Michel Felix was born on 18 November 1985. She was born in Los Angeles. Her father 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's aptitude for sports was evident as early as the day she enrolled at Los Angeles Baptist High School. She came second at the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships within just 10 weeks, after her first attempt. Felix was a high school graduate when she graduated from school in 2003, signed a sports contract with Adidas. She then attended an institution called the University of Southern California and was a teacher in the elementary school. Felix won her first Olympic medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics which took place in Athens Greece. She broke the Junior World Record taking 200m in 22.18 seconds. She was the youngest world champion in the 200m at the Helsinki World Championships and defended her title again in 2007 beating long-time Jamaican rival Veronica Campbell. Felix competed at her first Olympics in Beijing London Rio de Janeiro as well as Tokyo constantly placing within the top 3 in all her competitions.

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