Laura MUIR

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Date: 07 August 2017

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- DATE OF BIRTH
  Sunday, 09 May 1993
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Milnathort, Scotland.

INTERNATIONAL
Great Britain & N.I.
- Event(s)
  800m, 1500m, 3000m.
- Championship Performances
  Olympics 2020 silver 1500m, 2016 7th 1,500m
  Worlds: 2023 6th 1500m, 2022 bronze 1500m, 2019 & 2015 5th 1,500m. 2017 4th 1,500m, 6th 5,000m.
  
  World Indoors: 2018 silver 1500m, bronze 3000m.
  
  Europeans: 2022 & 2018 Gold 1500m.
  
  European Indoors: 2023 Gold 1500m, 2019 Gold 1500m & 3000m, 2017 Gold 1500m & 3000m,
  
  2015 bronze 3,000m.
  
  Commonwealth: 2022 gold 1500m, bronze 800m.

Laura MUIR - Great Britain & N.I. - Fourth in 2017 World Championships 1500m final.

In a very close finish to the women's 1,500 metres final, the medals were decided
almost on the finish line. Half a second separated the first four, but for Laura
Muir one tenth of a second lost her the bronze medal, to fast finishing 800 metres
Champion Caster Semenya.

2017 World Athletics Championship. London Olympic Stadium,
England.

1.	Kipyegon	Faith Chepngetich	Kenya (KEN)	4.02.59
2.	Simpson	Jennifer	United States (USA)	4:02.76
3.	Semenya	Caster	South Africa (RSA)	4:02.90
4.	Muir	Laura	Great Britain (GBR)	4:02.97
5.	Hassan	Sifan	Netherlands (NED)	4:03.34
6.	Weightman	Laura	Great Britain (GBR)	4:04.11
7.	Cichocka	Angelika	Poland (POL)	4:04.16
8.	Arafi	Rababe	Morocco (MAR)	4:04.35

Three days later Laura qualified for the final of the women's 5,000 metres (14:59.34),
which was to take place on the last day of the Championships. Having won both the 1,500m
and 3,000m at that year's European Indoors Championships there were grounds to believe
she could challenge for a medal in the longer event. However, despite recording a new personal best
Laura had to settle for 6th place behind five African runners.
Sifan Hassan was born in Ethiopia.

Women's 5,000 metres final.

1.	OBIRI	Helen	Kenya (KEN)	14:34.86
2.	AYANA	Almaz	Ethiopia (ETH)	14:40.35
3.	HASSAN	Sifan	Netherlands (NED)	14:42.73
4.	TEFERI	Senbere	Ethiopia (ETH)	14:47.45
5.	CHELIMO KIPKEMBOI	Margaret	Kenya (KEN)	14:48.74
6.	MUIR	Laura	Great Britain (GBR)	14:52.07	PB
7.	CHEPKIUI	Sheila	Kenya (KEN)	14:54.05	PB
8.	KRUMINS	Susan	Netherlands (NED)	14:58.33