Muna Lee (athlete)

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Muna Lee
Muna Lee (in front)
Personal information
Born (1981-10-30) October 30, 1981 (age 42)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight119 lb (54 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
Event(s)4 × 100 m, 100 m
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Helsinki 4x100 m relay

Muna Lee (born October 30, 1981, in Little Rock, Arkansas) is a retired American sprinter who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Tarleton State University Track & Field program.[1]

High school career[edit]

Lee graduated from Central High School in Kansas City, Missouri where she competed in track and field and basketball from 1997-2000.

Lee won 10 individual and 3 relay Missouri Class 4A (largest class) State Championships in her high school career. [2]

Lee also led Central High School to the 2000 Missouri 4A Team championship.[3]

Lee won both the Gatorade Missouri High School Track athlete of the year and Wayne F. Campbell Award (top high school track and field athlete in Kansas City) in 1999 and 2000.

Named the AAU’s Most Outstanding girls’ high school track and field athlete in 1999.

College career[edit]

Lee ran track collegiately for the Lady Tigers of Louisiana State University from 2001-2004 where she finished her career as LSU's most decorated track and field athlete as a 7-time NCAA champion, 12-time SEC champion and 20-time All-American.[4]

2001[edit]

2002[edit]

2003[edit]

2004[edit]

USA Track & Field career[edit]

2000[edit]

  • On July 25, 2000, before entering LSU, Lee competed in 2000 Olympic Trials 100-meter dash in Sacramento, California. Lee sprinted to an 11.36 time in the first round before finishing 8th in the semifinals with a time of 11.67.

2001[edit]

2002[edit]

2003[edit]

  • Ranked #7 in the USA in the 100-meter dash and 5th in the 200-meter dash by Track & Field News.

2004[edit]

2005[edit]

2006[edit]

  • Did not compete due to injury.

2007[edit]

2008[edit]

2009[edit]

Career highlights[edit]

Lee made her Olympics debut for the United States immediately following her senior season at LSU in 2004. In Athens, Greece, Lee qualified for her first career final in international competition as she took seventh place in the 200-meter dash. She also had an impressive performance at the 2004 USA Olympic Trials, moving up in the final stretch while running in lane 1 to place second and win a spot on the Olympic Team.

Lee won a gold medal as part of the women's 4 x 100-meter relay team at the 2005 World Track and Field Championships. Lee also placed 7th in the 100-meter dash at the 2005 World Track and Field Championships

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Lee competed in the 100-meter dash. In her first round heat she placed first in front of Anita Pistone and Guzel Khubbieva in a time of 11.44 to advance to the second round. There she improved her time to 11.08 to finish second behind Sherone Simpson to qualify for the semifinals. In the semifinals, she placed second with a time of 11.06 behind Shelly-Ann Fraser to qualify for the final, in which she placed in fifth position with a time of 11.07 seconds.[1]

Lee earned second place at the 2009 USA Track and Field Championships (just one thousandth of a second behind in-form Carmelita Jeter) and qualified for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.[5]

A week before the 2009 World Championships, Lee was part of the USA 4 x 100-meter relay team that ran the fastest women's sprint relay in twelve years. Lauryn Williams, Allyson Felix, Lee and Jeter finished with a time of 41.58 seconds, bringing them to eighth on the all-time list.[6]

At the 2009 World Championships, Lee finished 5th in the Semifinals but failed to advance to the finals in the 100-meter dash. Lee finished 4th in the final in 200-meter dash.

Personal bests[edit]

  • 100 metres – 10.85 (2008) (USA Track and Field Championships) Position = 1st
  • 100 metres – wind aided 10.78 (2009) (USA Track and Field Championships) Position = 2nd
  • 200 metres – 22.01 (2008) (Olympic Finals)Position = 4th
  • 200 metres – wind aided 21.91 (2009) (Guadeloupe) Position = 1st

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Athlete biography: Muna Lee". Beijing2008.cn. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Archived from the original on August 26, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
  2. ^ "Missouri State High School Activities Association Girls Track and Field Individual Champions".
  3. ^ "Missouri State High School Activities Association Girls Track and Field State Champions".
  4. ^ "Track & Field Alumni Spotlight: Muna Lee – LSUsports.net – The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics". www.lsusports.net. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Morse, Parker (2009-06-27). Jeter and Rodgers take 100m titles in Eugene – US Champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-30.
  6. ^ Wenig, Jörg (2009-08-08). US quartet blasts 41.58 in the 4x100 as Wlodarczyk improves to 77.20m in Cottbus Archived 2009-08-10 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.

External links[edit]

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