Allyson Felix

Allyson Melissa Felix was born in Los Angeles, California on November 18, 1985. Her father 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 displayed an early talent for sports when she was attending Los Angeles Baptist High School. Her sprinting talent at that time. Following her initial audition and placing in the top two at the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships for the 200-meter sprint in only 10 weeks. In 2003, Felix was a senior in high school and signed a professional deal with the company that makes sports Adidas and then enrolled in the University of Southern California where she studied elementary education. The first Olympic medal came at the 2004 Summer Olympics held which took place in Athens Greece. Felix set the world junior record by the 200m race in 22.18 secs. The year 2005 was the time she became the youngest world champion of 200 meters during the Helsinki World Championships. She defended this title in 2007 beating her former Jamaican opponent Veronica Campbell. Felix competed at the Olympics during Beijing London Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo consistently placing within the top three of her competitions.