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Athing Mu

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Athing Mu (; born June 8, 2002) is an American middle-distance runner. She is the youngest woman in history 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Athing Mu has received more than 1,199,995 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Athing Mu is the 6,336th most popular athlete (down from 4,387th in 2019), the 19,606th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,935th in 2019) and the 752nd most popular American Athlete.

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  • 33.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Athing Mu ranks 6,336 out of 6,025Before her are Rebekka Haase, Petar Muslim, Brigetta Barrett, Eduard Popp, Tone Wieten, and Julia Harting. After her are Milica Nikolić, Ditaji Kambundji, Loredana Toma, Natalia Madaj, Matthew Antoine, and Richard Kilty.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2002, Athing Mu ranks 188Before her are Ethan Katzberg, Gianluca Busio, Hanna Bennison, Lil Mosey, Zara Rutherford, and Madison Wolfe. After her are Ditaji Kambundji, Isaac Lihadji, Ayakha Melithafa, Megan Jastrab, Marta Fiedina, and Octavian Popescu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Athing Mu ranks 19,606 out of 20,380Before her are Justine Wong-Orantes (1995), Joe Dombrowski (1991), Taylor Spreitler (1993), Dustin Brown (1984), Børns (1992), and Matt Cornett (1998). After her are P. J. Washington (1998), Grace Van Patten (1996), Dillon Francis (1987), Matthew Antoine (1985), Plies (1976), and Samantha Logan (1996).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Athing Mu ranks 752Before her are Michael Cherry (1995), Chloe Kim (2000), Garrett Muagututia (1988), Jenny Simpson (1986), Alison Young (null), and Brigetta Barrett (1990). After her are Matthew Antoine (1985), Brooke Raboutou (2001), Breaux Greer (1976), Heather Petri (1978), Brianna Rollins-McNeal (1991), and Hyleas Fountain (1981).