Athing Mu

Athing Mu
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	June 8, 2002 (age 22); Trenton, New Jersey
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	124 lb (56 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	800 meters, 600 meters, 400 meters
Club	Trenton Track Club
Coached by	Al Jennings
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Outdoor; 200 m: 23.63 (Des Moines 2018); 400 m: 51.98 (Greensboro 2019); 800 m: 2:01.17 (Des Moines 2019); 1500 m: 4:33.04 (Ypsilanti 2017); Indoor; 400 m: 52.55i (Lynchburg 2019); 600 m: 1:23.57i WJR AR (New York 2019); 800 m: 2:03.98i (Winston-Salem 2019); 1000 m: 2:44.43i (New York 2019);
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the United States
Pan American Junior Championships
Youth Olympic Games

Athing Mu (born June 8, 2002) is an American middle-distance runner. 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.^[1]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
Representing the United States
2018	Youth Olympic Games	Buenos Aires, Argentina	2nd	800 m	2:05.23
2019	Pan American Junior 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
	The Match Europe v USA	Minsk, Belarus	8th	400 m	54.34

Mu was born in Trenton, NJ as the second youngest of seven siblings.^[2] Her family is of Sudanese heritage .^[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". Let's Run. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
^ "Athing Mu". www.teamusa.org. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
^ "Athing Mu". www.teamusa.org. Retrieved March 2, 2019.

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