Allyson Felix
Allyson Michael Felix was a Los Angeles native born on the 18th November 1985. Paul Felix, the father of Allyson Michelle Felix is a minister ordained at Master's Seminary Sun Valley. Marlean Felix works as a elementary school teacher at Balboa Magnet. Felix was a natural athlete and discovered her love for sprinting at Los Angeles Baptist High School. After her first audition and placing in the top two in the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 200-meter sprint in only 10 weeks. Felix completed her high school year in 2003 and was signed by Adidas an agreement as professional athlete. The following year she attended University of Southern California studying elementary education. Felix's first Olympic medal came during the 2004 Summer Olympics, at Athens Greece. Felix set a world junior record for sprinting 200 meters in 22.18 secs. She was the youngest world athlete to win the 200 meters in the 2005 Helsinki World Championships and defended her title again in 2007 beating long-time Jamaican opponent Veronica Campbell. Felix always placed in the top third in each event she competed in at Beijing London Rio de Janeiro Tokyo.
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