ATHING MU BIOGRAPHY | HEIGHT WEIGHT AGE LIFESTYLE AND PHOTO GALLERY

Name: Athing Mu

Sport: Track and Field

Event(s): 800-meter

Height: 5'10

DOB: 6/August/2002

Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey.

Hometown: Trenton, New Jersey.

High School: Trenton Central High School (Trenton, N.J.) ‘20

College: Texas A&M University

Coach(es): Al Jennings

Olympic Experience

• One-time Olympian (2020), one-time Olympic medalist (gold)
• Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (800-meter)

Youth Olympic Games Experience

• Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games, silver (800-meter)

Other Career Highlights

• 2018 AAU Junior Olympic Nationals, 1st (400-meter, 800-meter,1,500-meter), 2nd (200-meter) (15-16 division)
• 2018 New Balance Outdoor Nationals, 1st (400-meter, 800-meter)
• 2018 New Balance Indoor Nationals, 1st (400-meter, 800-meter)

Personal: Parents emigrated from Sudan 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 runs for the Trenton Track Club, where she met her current coach Al Jennings when she was 5, and started running track around age 6...Fan of the TV show Grey’s Anatomy...Plays the tenor saxophone...Is an honors student and participates on student council...Enjoys DIY projects like room décor and enjoys photography....Creates YouTube videos, member of her school's volunteer club...Wants to own a farm when she gets older.

Athing Mu of the United States won the gold medal in the Olympic women's 800 metres final on 3 August 2021 and became the first American woman to do so since 1968. Her compatriot Raevyn Rogers bagged the bronze medal.

Keely Hodgkinson of Britain took silver.

Leading almost from the start, Mu dominated the race and crossed the line clear of her rivals in a time of 1:55.21, to secure the U.S. a second gold in the event after Madeline Manning's triumph in 1968.

The absence of South Africa's double champion Caster Semenya, ruled ineligible due to heightened testosterone levels, opened up the field to a new winner and the 19-year-old Mu took full advantage.

Mu, whose parents moved to the U.S. from Sudan two decades ago, said it was "awesome" that she won gold at such a young age.

"I wasn't really putting gold on that, but as it got closer to the final today, I was like, 'Yeah, we want gold'," the 19-year-old said.