Allyson Nicole Felix was born November 18 the 18th of November, 1985, in Los Angeles. Her father Paul Felix was an ordained minister at the Master's Seminary in Sun Valley, and the mother of her child Marlean Felix was a school teacher at Balboa Magnet Elementary School. Felix displayed an early talent for athletics when she was in high school at Los Angeles Baptist High School. She was able to see her speed-running ability at the time. Just 10 weeks after her first attempt, she finished third in the 200m race in the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championship. In 2003 Felix completed her high school graduation and signed a professional deal with the athletics company Adidas after which she enrolled in the University of Southern California where she studied elementary school. The following year, Felix earned her debut Olympic medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece setting a junior world record by taking 200 metres in 22.18 seconds. In 2005, at the Helsinki World Championships, Felix was named the world's youngest champion in the 200-meter race. The title was upheld the following year, winning over her Jamaican adversary Veronica Campbell. Felix took part at the Olympics and in the Olympics of Beijing London Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo regularly placing in the top 3 in all her events.
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