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Muna Lee (athlete)

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American sprinter
For the Puerto Rico-based writer, seeMuna Lee (writer).

Muna Lee
Muna Lee (in foreground)
Personal information
Born (1981-10-30)October 30, 1981 (age 44)
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight119 lb (54 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
Event(s)
4 × 100 m,100 m,200 m
Medal record

Muna Lee (born October 30, 1981) is a retired Americansprinter who currently serves as an Assistant Coach:Sprints/Hurdles for theUAB Blazers Track & Field program.[1]

High school career

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Lee graduated fromCentral High School inKansas 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 ledCentral High School to the 2000 Missouri 4A Team championship.[3]

Lee won both theGatorade 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

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Lee ran track collegiately for the Lady Tigers ofLouisiana 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

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2002

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2003

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2004

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USA Track & Field career

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2000

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  • On July 25, 2000, before entering LSU, Lee competed in2000 Olympic Trials 100-meter dash inSacramento, 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

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2002

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2003

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

2004

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2005

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2006

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  • Did not compete due to injury.

2007

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2008

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2009

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Career highlights

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Lee made her Olympics debut for the United States immediately following her senior season at LSU in 2004. InAthens, 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 × 100-meter relay team at the2005 World Track and Field Championships. Lee also placed 7th in the 100-meter dash at the2005 World Track and Field Championships

At the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing, Lee competed in the100-meter dash. In her first round heat she placed first in front ofAnita Pistone andGuzel Khubbieva in a time of 11.44 to advance to the second round. There she improved her time to 11.08 to finish second behindSherone Simpson to qualify for the semifinals. In the semifinals, she placed second with a time of 11.06 behindShelly-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-formCarmelita Jeter) and qualified for the2009 World Championships in Athletics.[5]

A week before the 2009 World Championships, Lee was part of the USA4 × 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 the100-meter dash. Lee finished 4th in the final in200-meter dash.

Personal bests

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  • 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

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  1. ^ab"Athlete biography: Muna Lee".Beijing2008.cn.Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Archived fromthe original on August 26, 2008. RetrievedAugust 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 fromthe 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 CottbusArchived 2009-08-10 at theWayback Machine.IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-09.

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  • OT: 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
  • 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
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