Allyson Felix
Allyson Nicole Felix was born November 18 on the 18th of November in Los Angeles. Felix's father Paul Felix is an ordained Minister from the Master's Seminary, Sun Valley. And her mother Marlean Felix is a teacher at Balboa Magnet Primary School. Felix displayed an early talent in sports as she was attending Los Angeles Baptist High School. She was able to see her speed-running talents at the when she was just a teenager. Only 10 weeks after her first trial, she was 2nd in the 200 meter event in the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championship. Felix, who graduated high school in 2003 signed the sports contract with Adidas. She later attended in the University of Southern California and completed her studies in elementary education. A year later Felix won her first Olympic medal during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece making an unofficial junior world record taking 200 metres in 22.18 seconds. She was the youngest ever world athlete to win the 200 meters at the Helsinki ...