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Laura Muir
Muir after her 3000 m win at the2017 European Indoor ChampionshipsinBelgrade
Personal information
Born(1993-05-09)9 May 1993(age 31)
Inverness,Scotland,United Kingdom
EducationUniversity of Glasgow(2018)
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain & N.I.
Scotland
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle-,Long-distance running
ClubDundee Hawkhill Harriers & Glasgow University
Nike
Coached byAndy Young (2011–2023)
Alan Mackintosh (–2011)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
  • 2016 Rio de Janeiro
  • 1500 m, 7th
  • 2020 Tokyo
  • 1500 m,Silver
World finals
  • 2013 Moscow
  • 800 m, 9th (sf)
  • 2015 Beijing
  • 1500 m, 5th
  • 2017 London
  • 1500 m, 4th
  • 5000 m, 6th
  • 2019 Doha
  • 1500 m, 5th
  • 2022 Eugene
  • 1500 m,Bronze
  • 2023 Budapest
  • 1500 m, 6th
Personalbests
Medal record
Women'sathletics
RepresentingGreat Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 1500 m
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Eugene 1500 m
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Birmingham 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Birmingham 3000 m
Diamond League
First place 2016 1500 m
First place 2018 1500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich 1500 m
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Prague 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Belgrade 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2017 Belgrade 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Glasgow 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Glasgow 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 2023 Istanbul 1500 m
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tampere 1500 m
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Hyères U23 team
RepresentingScotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 800 m

Laura Muir(/mjʊər/;born 9 May 1993)[1][2]is a Scottishmiddle-andlong-distance runner.She is the2020 Tokyo Olympicsilver medallist in the1500 metres,having previously finished seventh in the event at the2016 Rio Olympics.[3]Muir won the bronze medal at the2022 World Championships,and has three other top five placings in 1500 m finals at theWorld Athletics Championships,finishing fifth in2015,fourth in2017(where she was also sixth in the5000 metres) and fifth in2019.She is a two-timeEuropean 1500 m championfrom2018and2022as well as the2022 Commonwealth Games1500 m champion and800 metresbronze medallist.[4]

Indoors, she is a two-time2018 World Indoor Championshipmedallist, earning silver at 1500 m and bronze at3000 metres,and a British record five-timeEuropean Indoorchampion, including the 1500 m/3000 m double in2017and2019as the first athlete in history to achieve the 'double-double' at a European Indoor Championships. With Muir's fifth title for the 1500 m in2023,she became the first ever Brit to claim five golds at the event, increasing her overall tally to seven European titles.[5]

Muir first broke theBritish recordin the 1500 metres in July 2016. She set the current record in 2024 in a Diamond League meeting in Paris, which ranks her in theworld all-time top 15.In 2017, she broke theEuropean indoor recordsat both the1000 metresand3000 metres,and also set a British record for the indoor5000 metres.Muir added a British record at the 1000 m in 2020, and the next year, she also broke theScottish recordin the800 metres.Her British record time for theMile runin 2023, ranks her in theworld all-time top 10.Muir is also a two-time 1500 mDiamond Leaguewinner. She is a multiple British champion.

Early life

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Born on 9 May 1993 inInverness,Scotland, Laura Muir was raised inMilnathort,Perth and Kinrosssince age three.[6]She attendedKinross High School,the same school as 400 m hurdlerEilidh Doyle[7]along with her brother Rory who is two years younger than her.

She studiedveterinary medicineat theUniversity of Glasgow,graduating in 2018.[8][9]One of her lecturers wasveterinary pathologist,distance runner and teammate at the2014 Commonwealth Games,Hayley Haining.[10]

Career

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Muir made her international debut at the2011 European Cross Country Championships,[11]when she was part of the Great Britain junior women's team that won gold.[12]At the end of the year, she was a nominee in theDaily RecordYoung Athlete of the Year awards.[13]

At the2013 World Championships in Athleticsin Moscow Muir representedGreat Britainin the800 metres;she reached the semi-finals with a personal best time of 2:00.83.[14]

In July 2014, at theDiamond Leagueevent inParis,she ran 4:00.07 in the1500 metresto breakYvonne Murray's 27-year-old Scottish record.[15]The same month, she competed in this event at theGlasgow Commonwealth Games,but was clipped from behind with 100 m to go and placed 11th with a time of4:14.21.[16]Muir failed to qualify from the 1500 m heats at theEuropean ChampionshipsinZürichin August with a time of4:14.69.She called her run "a messy race".[17]

She finished fifth over the 1500 m at the2015 World Championshipsheld inBeijingin a time of4:11.48.[18]

2016

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On 22 July, Muir brokeKelly Holmes' British record for the 1500 metres with a time of 3:57.49 to win theDiamond Leagueevent inLondon's Olympic Park.

The2016 Rio Olympic Gameswere unsuccessful for her, as a tactical 1500 m final saw her fade from third to seventh at the finish line in4:12.88.The winner,Faith Kipyegonof Kenya in 4:08.92, ran the last 800 metres in 1:57.2.[19]

Less than two weeks later, on 27 August, Muir improved her own UK record by more than two seconds with a world-leading time of 3:55.22 to win the event at the Diamond League meet inParis.[20]A few days later, she became only the third British woman to win a Diamond Trophy as she won the 1500 m title with a second-place finish inZürich,with the third fastest ever mark by a Briton. She overtook Kipyegon in seventh and won with her in the overall standings.[21][22]Her mark from Paris made her the fastest woman in the world over 1500m for the year.

2017

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On 4 January, racing the5000 metresfor the second time ever, Muir broke 25-year-old British indoor record held by her fellow ScotLiz McColgan,clocking 14:49.12 in Glasgow. She was the only competitor as it was a mixed 3K race.[23]Exactly a month later, she set a European indoor3000 metresrecord inKarlsruhein a time of 8:26.41, beating RussianLiliya Shobukhova's mark by 1.45 seconds and reigning Olympic 5000 m silver medallistHellen Obiri.[24][25]On 18 February, Muir broke the European indoor1000 metresrecord at theBirmingham Indoor Grand Prix.With her time of 2:31.93 (within a second of the world record), she beat RussianYuliya Chizhenko's European record and Kelly Holmes's British best.[26]

Laura Muir (R) andFaith Kipyegon(L) lead the pack in the1500 m finalat the2017 London World Championships.

Muir continued her record-breaking form in March, dominating at theEuropean Indoor ChampionshipsinBelgrade.She took gold in the1500 m event,breaking Kelly Holmes's British record andDoina Melinte's 32-year old championship best along the way,[27][28]and followed it up by taking a second title in the3000 m eventwith another championship record the next day.[29]She became only the second woman to achieve this double at theEuropean Indoor Championshipsafter Poland'sLidia Chojecka,and only the second UK athlete afterColin Jacksonto win two European Indoor titles at the same event.[30][31]

She doubled up outdoors at theWorld Championshipsheld in London, finishing fourth in the 1500 m and sixth in the 5000 m.

Following the championships, she announced that she would miss the2018 Commonwealth Gamesin April in order to focus on her veterinary medicine exams.[32]

2018

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In March, Muir competed at theWorld Indoor Championshipsin Birmingham, where she won the bronze medal in the3000 m,followed by a silver medal in the1500 mtwo days later. Both events were won byGenzebe Dibaba.[33][34]

In August, she won the1500 metres titleat the European ChampionshipsBerlin 2018,her first-ever major outdoor medal as the first British woman ever to win the European 1500 m gold.[35]

She followed this breakthrough by securing her secondDiamond Leaguetitle over 1500 metres inBrussels,her first since the move of the series to a championship format. Muir produced one of the most impressive wins of her career, beating three of the four fastest women in the world that year (Shelby Houlihan,Hassan andGudaf Tsegay).[36]

2019

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In February, Muir broke the 31-year-old British indoormilerecord held byKirsty Wadeby more than five seconds, stopping the clock at the world third-fastest time of 4:18.75 at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix. She was 1.61 s short of a European record.[37]

At the home2019 European Indoor ChampionshipsinGlasgow,Muir (L) completed historic 1500 m/3000 m 'double-double'.

In March, she became the first athlete in history to achieve the 'double-double' at a European Indoors as she defended both her 1500 m and 3000 m titles atGlasgow 2019,improving her own championship record at the longer distance.[38][16]

Muir finished fifth over the 1500 m at theDoha World Championshipsin a time of3:55.76.[18]

2020–21

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Duringpandemicseason in 2020, Muir broke Kelly Holmes' British record for the 1000 metres by almost two seconds in a time of 2:30.82, when finishing second behind Kipyegon at theMonacoDiamond League.[39]She won all her three 1500 m races (StockholmDiamond League,Chorzów,Berlin), with all times under 3:58.50. She also recorded victories in two of her six 800 m competitions (Marseille,Ostrava).[18]

On 9 February 2021, she started her season well inLiévin,France, becoming the first British woman to break the four-minute barrier in the indoor 1500 m, and taking the record back from her Scottish training partnerJemma Reekie.Muir finished second behind Gudaf Tsegay with a time of 3:59.58 to move to fifth on the world indoor all-time list.[40][41]Over 1500 m she then won the USATF Grand Prix inEugene,GatesheadDiamond League,and came third inRomeDiamond League (behind only Hassan and Kipyegon). At the end of June, she lost to bothKeely Hodgkinsonand Reekie in the 800 m at theBritish Championshipsin 2:00.24 to set a personal best of 1:56.73 in July, when winning the Monaco Diamond League.[18]

At the delayed2020 Tokyo Olympicsin August 2021, Muir won the silver medal in the 1500 metres in a time ofthree minutes 54.50 seconds,improving her own British record. She beat reigning world champion in the event, Sifan Hassan (3:55.86), finishing behind only Kipyegon who ran 3:53.11.[42]It was Scotland's first individual Olympic medal in any track event since the1988 Seoul Games,when Liz McColgan won 10,000 m silver.[43]

2022

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Muir (second from the right) races in the 800 m heat of theBirmingham Commonwealth Games.

During the indoor season, Muir was unable to run for two months due to a stress fracture of her right femur, which occurred in February. Despite this, at theWorld Championships Eugene 22in July, she emerged with bronze. She ran her third-fastest time ever for a 1500 m race with3:55.28,finishing behind Tsegay in 3:54.52 and Kipyegon who claimed gold in 3:52.96.[44]

About two weeks later, Muir completed in just a 24-hour span the 800 m/1500 m double at theXXII Commonwealth Gamesin Birmingham, earning bronze in aphoto-finishin the800 m(0.01 s ahead ofNatoya Gouleand behindMary Moraaand Hodgkinson) and, in the absence of Kipyegon, winning decisively gold for the1500 m.[45][46]

The 29-year-old continued her fine season successfully defending her 1500 m European title just 12 days after her Commonwealth gold. Muir dominated theeventat the European ChampionshipsMunich 2022.[47]

She capped her medal-winning season on the road in September, with another strong showing and a course record of 4:14.8 at the New York'sFifth Avenue Mile.Her time, the fastest in the event's 41-year history, would place her fourth on theworld all-time listif it was achieved on the track. There was a Scottish sweep asJake Wightmanwon the men's race for the third time.[48]

2023

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Muir opened her indoor season in USA in February with victories at theNew Balance Indoor Grand PrixinBoston(3000 m) and at theMillrose Gamesin New York (prestigiousWanamaker Mile).[49]She then won the 1000 m at the World Indoor Tour Final in Birmingham.[50]She rounded off her indoor campaign by collecting her fifth European indoor title atIstanbul 2023in March, competing in the1500 mto become the first Brit in history to claim five golds at the European Indoors, as the accomplishment broke her tie with Colin Jackson andJason Gardener.[51]

In March 2023, it was announced that Laura Muir would no longer be coached by Andy Young.[52][53]

2024

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In January 2024, Muir was awarded a retrospective European Indoor bronze medal after Russian athleteYelena Korobkinawas found guilty of doping offences. Muir had finished 4th in the 3000m at the2015 eventinPrague.[54]Muir won the 3000m at the UK Indoor Athletics Championship in February, in a time of 8 mins 58.8 seconds, gaining qualification for the 2024 world indoor championships.[55]

After winning the 1500 metres silver medal at the2024 British Athletics Championships,Muir was subsequently named in theGreat Britain teamfor the2024 Summer Olympics.[56]On 7 July 2024, Muir set a new British 1,500 metres record as she came third in theDiamond Leaguemeeting in Paris with a time of three minutes 53.79 seconds.[57]

Achievements

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Laura Muir races in the 4 x 1 km mixed relay at theGreat Edinburgh International Cross Countryin 2018.
Muir (far left) en route to her 1500 m silver at the2018 World Indoor ChampionshipsinBirmingham,withSifan HassanandGenzebe Dibaba(R).
Laura Muir (R) and Laura Weightman (L) celebrate their 1500 m 1–3 at the2018 European Athletics ChampionshipsinBerlin.

All information taken fromWorld Athleticsprofile.

Personal bests

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Type Event Time (m:s) Date Place Notes
Outdoor track 800 metres 1:56.73 9 July 2021 Monaco
1000 metres 2:30.82 14 August 2020 Monaco NR
1500 metres 3:54.50 6 August 2021 Tokyo,Japan NR
One mile 4:15.24 21 July 2023 Monaco NR
3000 metres 8:30.53 26 August 2022 Lausanne
5000 metres 14:42.63 9 June 2023 Paris,France
Indoor 800 metres 1:58.44 1 February 2020 Glasgow,United Kingdom
1000 metres 2:31.93 18 February 2017 Birmingham,United Kingdom European record
1500 metres 3:59.58 9 February 2021 Liévin,France NR
One mile 4:18.75 16 February 2019 Birmingham,United Kingdom
3000 metres 8:26.41 4 February 2017 Karlsruhe,Germany European record
5000 metres 14:49.12 4 January 2017 Glasgow,United Kingdom NR

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Result
RepresentingGreat Britain/Scotland
2011 European Cross Country Championships Velenje,Slovenia 30th Junior race 14:06
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona,Spain 16th 3000 m 9:40.81
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg,Sweden 6th 1500 m 4:18.39[n 1]
European U23 Championships Tampere,Finland 3rd 1500 m 4:08.19
World Championships Moscow,Russia 9th (sf) 800 m 2:00.83
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot,Poland 7th (h) 800 m 2:02.55
Commonwealth Games Glasgow,Scotland 11th 1500 m 4:14.21
European Championships Zurich,Switzerland 15th (h) 1500 m 4:14.69
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague,Czech Republic 3rd 3000 m 8:52.44
World Championships Beijing,China 5th 1500 m 4:11.48
European Cross Country Championships Hyères,France 4th U23 race 19:53
1st U23 team 41 pts
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro,Brazil 7th 1500 m 4:12.88
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade,Serbia 1st 1500 m 4:02.39
1st 3000 m 8:35.67
World Championships London,United Kingdom 4th 1500 m 4:02.97
6th 5000 m 14:52.07
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham,United Kingdom 2nd 1500 m 4:06:23
3rd 3000 m 8:45:78
European Championships Berlin,Germany 1st 1500 m 4:02:32
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow,United Kingdom 1st 1500 m 4:05.92
1st 3000 m 8:30.61
World Championships Doha,Qatar 5th 1500 m 3:55.76
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo,Japan 2nd 1500 m 3:54.50
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR,United States 3rd 1500 m 3:55.28SB
Commonwealth Games Birmingham,England 3rd 800 m 1:57.87SB
1st 1500 m 4:02.75
European Championships Munich,Germany 1st 1500 m 4:01.08
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul,Turkey 1st 1500 m 4:03.40
World Championships Budapest,Hungary 6th 1500 m 3:58.58
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th 3000 m 8:29.76

Circuit wins and titles

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National titles

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Scottish titles

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Awards and honours

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Miscellaneous

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In 2022, one of the new streets in Muir's home townMilnathortwas named in her honour.[71]

Notes

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  1. ^In the heats Muir clocked 4:12.36

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