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Athing Mu (/ əˈθɪŋmoʊ /; [ 1 ] born June 8, 2002) [ 2 ] 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 ...
– Hodgkinson on her silver medal at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics held in 2021. External images 2020 Tokyo Olympics Surprised Hodgkinson after final race with Athing Mu (left, 1st) and Alexandra Bell (right, 7th) Before the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in August she ranked eighth on the season's top list and fifth among women entered. She placed second in her heat and then won her ...
The first world record in the men's 800 metres was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. [ 1 ] As of June 21, 2011, 23 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [ 2 ] "y" denotes time for 880 yards (804.68 m) ratified as a record for the 800 m. Pre-IAAF records. Mark. Athlete. Nationality.
Dramatic final in the #TrackFieldTrials24 women's 800m. American record-holder Athing Mu falls 200m into the race and Nia Akins wins, running the fastest time of her life (1:57.36).
Katarina Mary Johnson-Thompson (born 9 January 1993) [1] is an English athlete. A multi-eventer, she is primarily known as both a heptathlete and an indoor pentathlete. In heptathlon she is a double world champion, double Commonwealth Games champion and an Olympic silver medallist. In indoor pentathlon, she is a world and double European champion.
Defending champion Keely Hodgkinson wins the fastest-ever European Athletics Championships women's 800m semi-final.
Nafissatou " Nafi " Thiam (French pronunciation: [tʃam]; born 19 August 1994 [5]) is a Belgian athlete specialising in multi-event competition. She is the first athlete with three multi-event gold medals at the Olympic Games, winning the heptathlon at the 2016 Rio, 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympics. [6] Her three individual Olympic golds in a ...
Ethiopia. Kenya. The women's 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, between 2 and 5 August 2024. This was the eighteenth time that the women's 800 metres is contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 48 athletes will be able to qualify for the event by entry standard or ranking.