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Athing Mu (Athieng Möu)
Mu at the 2019 USATF Indoor Championships
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2002-06-08) June 8, 2002 (age 22)
Trenton, New Jersey
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight124 lb (56 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
Event(s)400 meters
800 meters
College teamTexas A&M Aggies
ClubTrenton Track Club (youth)
Coached byPat Henry
Milton Mallard
Al Jennings
Bernice Mitchell(youth)
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 400 m: 49.57 CR AU20R (2021)
  • 800 m: 1:56.07 CR AU20R (2021)
  • Indoor
  • 400 m: 50.52i (2021)
  • 800 m: 1:58.40i CR WU20R (2021)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the United States United States
Pan American U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 San José 800 m
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires 800 m
Updated on 30 June 2021[1]

Athing Mu (born June 8, 2002)[1] is an American middle-distance runner. She set the world under-20 record in the women's indoor 800 meters in early 2021 with a time of 1:58.40 sec, and the world under-20 best in the indoor 600 meters in 2019 when she was 16 years of age. Mu's time over 600 meters, 1:23.57, is the second fastest ever run indoors and the second fastest run by an American in any condition. She qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 800 meters, placing first in the trials final and breaking the events' record[2].

Career

On February 24, 2019, Mu broke the American women's record at the 600 meter event at the 2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 1:23.57. She bested the previous American women's record of 1:23.59 held by Alysia Montaño, and nearly broke the women's world record of 1:23.44, held by Olga Kotlyarova.[3]

On February 6, 2021, Mu ran indoor 50.52 in the women's 400 meters, which was 0.3 seconds faster than Sanya Richards' official world under-20 record ratified by World Athletics.[4] However, Mu's time was slower than the 50.36 set by fellow American Sydney McLaughlin, which was not able to meet the standards for world record ratification.[5]

On February 27, 2021, Mu ran 1:58.40 in the 800 meters to set an indoor collegiate and world under-20 record.[6][7] She bested the previous collegiate record by more than two seconds.

On April 17, 2021 in Waco, Texas, running outdoors, Mu set the 800 meter USA collegiate record with a time of 1:57.73.[8]

At the 2021 NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon on June 12, 2021, Mu lowered her Collegiate All-time Record mark to 49.57 in winning the 400m, before anchoring the Texas A&M Womens 4x400m relay squad to victory and a new collegiate record of 3:22.34 later in the day.[9][10]

Personal life

Mu was born in Trenton, NJ as the second youngest of seven siblings.[11] Her family is of South Sudanese heritage.[11]

Achievements

All information taken from World Athletics profile.

Personal bests

Event Time (sec) Notes Wind Venue Date
400 meters 49.57 CR AU20R Eugene, OR, United States 12 June 2021
800 meters 1:56.07 CR AU20R Eugene, OR, United States 27 June 2021
400 meters indoor 50.52 i College Station, TX, United States 6 February 2021
600 meters indoor 1:23.57 i CR WU18B WU20B New York, NY, United States 24 February 2019
800 meters indoor 1:58.40 i CR WU20R Fayetteville, AR, United States 27 February 2021

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
Representing the  United States
2018 Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd 800 m 2:05.23
2019 Pan American U20 Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 800 m 2:05.50
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 11th (h) 800 m 2:07.30
The Match Europe v USA Minsk, Belarus 7th 800 m 2:06.68
8th 400 m 54.34

References

  1. ^ a b "Athing MU – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved June 30, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Athing of Beauty: Mu Runs #2 Time in U.S. History to Win Women's 800 by Daylight". LetsRun.com. June 28, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Gault, Jonathan (February 24, 2019). "A Star Is Born: 16-Year-Old Athing Mu Breaks American Record, Just Misses WR to Win 600 at 2019 USA Indoors in 1:23.57". LetsRun.com. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  4. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (February 7, 2021). "Mu breaks world U20 indoor 400m record, Iapichino leaps 6.75m". worldathletics.org. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  5. ^ Lindstrom, Sieg (February 13, 2021). "A&M Frosh Athing Mu Cranking Out Record Times". trackandfieldnews.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  6. ^ Dutch, Taylor (February 28, 2021). "Athing Mu Smashes the Collegiate Indoor Record in the 800 Meters". runnersworld.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  7. ^ Mulkeen, Jon; Ramsak, Bob (February 28, 2021). "Mu breaks world U20 indoor 800m record in Fayetteville". worldathletics.org. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "Athing Mu Breaks 800m Collegiate Record". kbtx.com. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  9. ^ "Results: Women 400 M (Quarterfinals)". Flash Results. May 29, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  10. ^ "TFRRS Athling Mu - Track and Field Results and Statistics". Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Athing Mu". teamusa.org. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
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