health | January 09, 2026

Athing Mu Net Worth

Athing Mu is an American middle-distance runner. At 19, she won a gold medal in the 800 meters at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, breaking a national record set by Ajeé Wilson in 2017, and a continental under-20 record.

Mu took a second gold medal as part of the 4×400 m relay.

In her first post-Olympic race at the Prefontaine Classic, she set an even better American 800 m record of one minute 55.04 seconds despite running by herself over the final lap, also the all-comers’ record, putting her eighth on the all-time world list.

For her record-breaking season, Mu was voted World Athletics women’s Rising Star.

Mu was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and is the second youngest of seven siblings. Her parents immigrated to the United States from South Sudan, and her family is of South Sudanese heritage.

Athing Mu Net Worth

Athing Mu has a net worth in 2022 is $ 2 million. The Nike brand constitutes a significant part of her net worth and she will receive a salary of approximately $600,000 per year.

Now she has become the second-fastest runner in an American middle distance. $600,000/ year.