Athing Mu

• At the Tokyo Olympics she became the first American woman since Madeline Manning in 1968 to take Olympic gold in the 800m, smashing the American record with a 1:55.21.
• Following the Tokyo Games, Mu bettered her own American record in the 800m to win the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meet at Eugene in 1:55.04, cutting .17 off the record she set in taking gold at Tokyo.

Olympic Games

• 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, gold (800m, 4x400m relay)
• 2018 Youth Olympic Games, silver (800m)

Other Career Highlights

• 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (400m, 4x400m)
• 2021 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (4x400m), silver (400m)
• 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, gold (800m)
• 2020 USATF Indoor Championships, H3-fourth (800m)
• 2019 USATF Indoor Championships, gold (600m)
• 2019 USATF Junior (U20) Championships, gold (800m)
• 2019 Pan American Games, gold (800m)
• 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships, fifth (800m)

Personal

Daughter of Aluel Lual and Deng Mu...Has four brothers, Mu, Deng, Malual and Tarig, and two sisters, Aluel and Aut...Parents emigrated from Sudan around 2000 before she was born...Second youngest of seven siblings ...Older brother Malual runs track and field at Penn State...Chose not to compete for her high school but instead ran for the Trenton Track Club… Started running track around age 6...Fan of the TV show Grey’s Anatomy...Plays the tenor saxophone...Enjoys DIY projects like room décor and enjoys photography… Has a dog named Benny… Majoring in Kinesiology.