Allyson Felix
Allyson Michel Felix was born on the 18th of November 1985. She was born in Los Angeles. She was the daughter of Paul Felix was an ordained minister at the Master's Seminary in Sun Valley and their mother Marlean Felix was a school teacher at Balboa Magnet Elementary School. Felix was an athlete of the highest level and developed a passion to sprint in the sprints at Los Angeles Baptist High School. She finished second in the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships in only 10 weeks after the first time she tried out. Felix graduated from high school in 2003 and was signed by Adidas to become an athlete in professional competition. Following that, she was a student at the University of Southern California studying elementary education. Her first Olympic medal came at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens Greece. Felix set a world junior record for sprinting 200 meters in 22.18 secs. In 2005, at the Helsinki World Championships, Felix was the youngest world champion in the distance of 200 meters. In 2007, she defended her title by beating Jamaican rival Veronica Campbell. Felix was a regular competitor at Beijing, London Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. She consistently placed at the top of the podium in every event.





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