Allyson Felix

Allyson Michael Felix a Los Angeles native born on the 18th of November, 1985. The father of her Paul Felix was an ordained minister at the Master's Seminary in Sun Valley as well as her mother Marlean Felix was a school teacher at Balboa Magnet Elementary School. Felix displayed a knack in athletics from the beginning, and soon discovered her ability to sprint during her time at Los Angeles Baptist High School. At her first attempt, she placed in the top two at the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships, for 200 meters in a mere 10 weeks. Felix graduated from her high school year in 2003 and became a part of Adidas a contract as an athlete in professional competition. The following year she enrolled at the University of Southern California studying elementary education. The first Olympic medal was won at the 2004 Summer Olympics held at Athens Greece. Felix set the world junior record by the 200m race in 22.18 secs. The 2005 Helsinki World Championships saw her become the shortest woman ever to win the 200 meter race. In 2007, she won this title and beat her Jamaican competitor Veronica Campbell. Felix competed at the Olympics at Beijing London Rio de Janeiro as well as Tokyo always finishing in the top three of her competitions.