Allyson Felix
Allyson Michelle Felix was born in Los Angeles on November 18 1985. Paul Felix, her father was an ordained minister in the Master's Seminary Sun Valley. Marlean Felix worked at Balboa Magnet school for children in the elementary grades. Felix displayed a knack in athletics from the beginning, and soon discovered her athletic abilities when she attended the Los Angeles Baptist High School. Felix finished second in the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships in only 10 weeks after her first attempt. Felix agreed to sign a contract with Adidas for a career in professional sports with Adidas in 2003. She then enrolled at 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 which set the new world junior record. She became the youngest world champion in the 200 meters at the Helsinki World Championships and defended her title in 2007 by beating her time-tested Jamaican rival Veronica Campbell. Felix always placed in the top 3 across her diverse races in the Olympics which took place in Beijing London Rio de Janeiro Tokyo.
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