Muna Lee (athlete), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Muna Lee (athlete)

American sprinter

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1981

Place of Birth: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Profession: sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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About Muna Lee (athlete)

  • Muna Lee (born October 30, 1981 in Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American sprinter.
  • Lee ran track collegiately at Louisiana State University.
  • Lee was a seven-time NCAA champion, 12-time SEC champion and 20-time All-American with the Lady Tigers from 2001-04.Lee made her Olympics debut for the United States immediately following an exception senior season in 2004.
  • In Athens, Greece, Lee qualified for her first career final in international competition as she took seventh place overall in the 200-meter dash.
  • She had an impressive performance at the 2004 Olympic Trials, moving up in the final stretch while running in lane 1 to place second and win a spot on the Olympic Team.
  • She went on to place 7th at the Olympic Games. Lee won a gold medal as part of the women's 4 x 100m relay team at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.
  • Lee went on to place 7th at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing she competed at the 100 metres sprint.
  • 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 and to finish second after Sherone Simpson to qualify for the semifinals.
  • With 11.06 she placed second behind Shelly-Ann Fraser to qualify for the final, in which she placed in fifth position with a time of 11.07 seconds.She took second place at the US Championships (just one thousandth of a second behind in-form Carmelita Jeter) and qualified for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.A week before the World Championships, Lee was part of a United States 4 x 100 m 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.
  • Lee finished 5th in the Semifinals but failed to advance in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres.
  • Lee finished 4th in the final in 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres. Lee now works as an assistant coach at Hendrix College.

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