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| '''Allyson Felix''' (born ], ] in ]) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for ]. She is a silver medalist in the ] at ]. | '''Allyson Felix''' (born ], ] in ]) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for ]. She is a silver medalist in the ] at ]. | ||
| The world’s newest young sprinting sensation, Felix has gone from being a national-caliber junior athlete to a world junior record-breaker, World Championships competitor, and ] silver medalist…the 18-year-old wunderkind of women's sprinting won her first Olympic medal in the women’s 200m in Athens and secured the world junior record that she had waited a year to officially break. Running in lane 3, Felix put on a strong stretch run in the women's 200-meter final at Olympic Stadium but couldn't quite catch Jamaica's ] in lane 4. The 2004 world leader won in a personal-best 22.05 seconds, with Felix second in 22.18. The performance gave Felix, the youngest person on the U.S. team, the world junior record by .01 seconds. She beat the existing record of 22.19, set in 1980 by the Soviet Union's Natalya Bochina. Ironically, her time of 22.18 was not a personal best for Felix. On May 3, 2003, she ran 22.11 in ], but because meet organizers did not arrange in advance for drug testing at the meet, it could not be officially ratified by the ]. The record now will be hers. Felix won the 2004 Olympic Trials 200m (22.28) with her most impressive performance since her 22.11 at the 2004 Grand Prix Banamex in Mexico City, which was faster than every winning time at the Olympic Games through 1976, and it bests the 1996 gold medal-winning time of France’s ] by .01 seconds…at the ], she tied the U.S. high school record in the 200 with her time of 23.22 in the semifinals, then broke the record in the finals with her second-place time of 23.14…outdoors in 2003, her 22.51 clocking at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 19 broke ]’ previous USA junior and high school record of 22.58, set in 1992…ran a wind-aided 11.12 100m on May 30 in ], at the California masters meet…her time of 22.52 in winning the California state title broke Marion Jones’ high school federation record for the fastest time ever run in a high school-only competition…Felix won her first California high school championship as a sophomore in ], when she won the 100…as a junior in ], she won the 100 and 200, both with U.S.-leading times among junior (19-and-under) athletes…her father Paul, is an ordained minister who teaches New Testament Greek at the Master’s Seminary in ]…her mother, Marlean, is an elementary school teacher…high school teammates call her “chicken legs” due to her long, spindly legs…didn’t start running track until her freshman year of high school…] reports that she has leg-pressed 700 pounds on a machine and dead-lifted 245…Felix has become a media sensation, having had front-page articles in ] and USA Today, among other publications…an extensive profile of Felix was featured by CNN on June 10, 2003…attends the ], where her older brother, Wes, is the Trojans’ top sprinter and the 2002 USA junior champion at 200 meters (21.57)…competes professionally...is coached by ], who coached ] to Olympic gold and a world record. | |||
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Allyson Felix (born November 18, 1985 in Los Angeles, California) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for United States. She is a silver medalist in the 200 meters at 2004 Summer Olympics.
The world’s newest young sprinting sensation, Felix has gone from being a national-caliber junior athlete to a world junior record-breaker, World Championships competitor, and Olympic 200 meters silver medalist…the 18-year-old wunderkind of women's sprinting won her first Olympic medal in the women’s 200m in Athens and secured the world junior record that she had waited a year to officially break. Running in lane 3, Felix put on a strong stretch run in the women's 200-meter final at Olympic Stadium but couldn't quite catch Jamaica's Veronica Campbell in lane 4. The 2004 world leader won in a personal-best 22.05 seconds, with Felix second in 22.18. The performance gave Felix, the youngest person on the U.S. team, the world junior record by .01 seconds. She beat the existing record of 22.19, set in 1980 by the Soviet Union's Natalya Bochina. Ironically, her time of 22.18 was not a personal best for Felix. On May 3, 2003, she ran 22.11 in Mexico City, but because meet organizers did not arrange in advance for drug testing at the meet, it could not be officially ratified by the IAAF. The record now will be hers. Felix won the 2004 Olympic Trials 200m (22.28) with her most impressive performance since her 22.11 at the 2004 Grand Prix Banamex in Mexico City, which was faster than every winning time at the Olympic Games through 1976, and it bests the 1996 gold medal-winning time of France’s Marie Jose Perec by .01 seconds…at the 2003 USA Indoor Championships, she tied the U.S. high school record in the 200 with her time of 23.22 in the semifinals, then broke the record in the finals with her second-place time of 23.14…outdoors in 2003, her 22.51 clocking at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 19 broke Marion Jones’ previous USA junior and high school record of 22.58, set in 1992…ran a wind-aided 11.12 100m on May 30 in Cerritos, California, at the California masters meet…her time of 22.52 in winning the California state title broke Marion Jones’ high school federation record for the fastest time ever run in a high school-only competition…Felix won her first California high school championship as a sophomore in 2001, when she won the 100…as a junior in 2002, she won the 100 and 200, both with U.S.-leading times among junior (19-and-under) athletes…her father Paul, is an ordained minister who teaches New Testament Greek at the Master’s Seminary in Sun Valley, California…her mother, Marlean, is an elementary school teacher…high school teammates call her “chicken legs” due to her long, spindly legs…didn’t start running track until her freshman year of high school…USA Today reports that she has leg-pressed 700 pounds on a machine and dead-lifted 245…Felix has become a media sensation, having had front-page articles in Sports Illustrated and USA Today, among other publications…an extensive profile of Felix was featured by CNN on June 10, 2003…attends the University of Southern California, where her older brother, Wes, is the Trojans’ top sprinter and the 2002 USA junior champion at 200 meters (21.57)…competes professionally...is coached by Pat Connolly, who coached Evelyn Ashford to Olympic gold and a world record.