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Athing Mu
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 2002-06-08 ) June 8, 2002 (age 24) , Trenton, New Jersey , U.S.
- Height
- 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
- Weight
- 124 lb (56 kg)
- Country
- United States
- Sport
- Track and field
- Event s
- 800 meters , 400 meters
- College team
- Texas A&M Aggies
- Club
- Nike , Trenton Track Club (youth)
- Coached by
- Bobby Kersee (2023–2025), Milton Mallard (2021–2022), Al Jennings (youth), Bernice Mitchell (youth)
- Personal bests
- 400 m : 49.57 AJR ( Eugene 2021) 800 m : 1:54.97 National record</span>"}]]}'>NR ( Eugene 2023) Indoors 400 m : 50.52i ( College Station 2021) 800 m : 1:58.40i World under-20 record</span>"}]]}'>WJR ( College Station 2021)
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Athletics
- Team
- USA Athletics
- Position
- Middle Distance Runner
- Nationality
- United States
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Encyclopedic overview
Updated on July 24, 2022
Athing Mu-Nikolayev (/əˈθɪŋ moʊ/; née Mu; born June 8, 2002) is an American middle-distance runner. She is the youngest woman to hold Olympic and world titles in an individual track and field event. At the age of 19, Mu won the gold medal in the 800 meters at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, breaking a national record set by Ajeé Wilson in 2017, and a continental under-20 record. She took a second gold as part of the women's 4 × 400 m relay. She was the 800 m 2022 World champion, becoming the first American woman to win the world championship title over the distance.
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