Allyson Felix
Allyson Michael Felix the Los Angeles native born on the 18th of November, 1985. Paul Felix, the father of Allyson Michelle Felix is a minister who was ordained by Master's Seminary Sun Valley. Marlean Felix works as a elementary school teacher at Balboa Magnet. Felix was a natural athlete and developed a passion for sprinting in the sprints at Los Angeles Baptist High School. Within 10 weeks of her initial tryout, she placed 2nd in the 200 meters in the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championship. Felix was signed to a career in professional sports with Adidas in 2003. She then enrolled at University of Southern California to study elementary education. Felix was awarded her first Olympic medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece. Felix ran 200m in 22.18s which set an all-time junior world record. She was the youngest world winner in the 200m at the Helsinki World Championships and defended her title again in 2007 beating long-time Jamaican rival 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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