{"id":10540,"date":"2023-12-20T10:10:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T08:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/meet-the-athletes-laura-muir\/"},"modified":"2023-12-22T12:15:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T10:15:43","slug":"meet-the-athletes-laura-muir","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/en\/meet-the-athletes-laura-muir\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the athletes: Laura Muir"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10540\" class=\"elementor elementor-10540 elementor-10501\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac80fb0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac80fb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e638005\" data-id=\"e638005\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d6c5c4 img-atl elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d6c5c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MUIR_Sito.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"MUIR_Sito\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0OTMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cucm9tYTIwMjQuZXVcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMTlcLzA3XC9NVUlSX1NpdG8ucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MUIR_Sito.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10493\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MUIR_Sito.png 401w, https:\/\/www.roma2024.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MUIR_Sito-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3248880\" data-id=\"3248880\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" id=\"scheda-ath\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff66e2 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cff66e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Laura Muir<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4133074 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4133074\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1048b76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Nationality<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; background-color: initial;\">United Kingdom<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32ce910 col-athl-mob elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet\" data-id=\"32ce910\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a6a12c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a6a12c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Discipline<strong><br><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700; background-color: initial;\">Middle distance<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52237d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52237d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Medals:<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Worlds<br \/><\/span><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f948.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd48\"> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f949.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd49\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">European<br \/><\/span><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f947.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd47\"> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">7<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86f5da8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86f5da8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-e6709ed\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lauramuiruns\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3648b39 col-ath elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"3648b39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a6872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78a6872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Date of birth<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>May 9, 1993<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ba904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69ba904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Weight<strong><br \/>49 kg<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f62f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4f62f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Height<strong><br \/>1,63 cm<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fec85c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fec85c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Nationality<strong><br \/>United Kingdom<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e48394 col-ath elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"7e48394\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff988b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff988b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Discipline<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold;\">Middle distance<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69ee0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f69ee0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Medals:<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Worlds<br \/><\/span><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f948.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd48\"> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">1 <\/span><\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f949.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd49\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">European<br \/><\/span><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f947.svg\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd47\"> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">7<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-048bc0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"048bc0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Social<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e066636 e-grid-align-mobile-center elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"e066636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-2c74164\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lmuiruns\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-044054b\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lauramuiruns\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a100e0d tab-ath elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a100e0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be942f7\" data-id=\"be942f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acaad95 elementor-tabs-alignment-center tab-descr elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"acaad95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1811\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1811\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Career Start<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1812\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1812\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Victories and Successes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1813\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1813\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Curiosities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1811\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Career Start<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1811\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1811\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>Laura Muir was born in Inverness, Scotland, on May 9, 1993. She is 1.63 centimeters tall and an athlete specializing in middle distance, a silver medalist in the 1500 meters at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics.<\/p>\n<p><b>Career Start<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Muir first approached athletics at the age of 11, his international debut came during the European Cross-Country Running Championships in 2011 in Slovenia, while in 2013 he participated for the first time in the World Athletics Championships in Moscow in the 800-meter race.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1812\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Victories and Successes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1812\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1812\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>In the 1,500 meters, the Scottish athlete scored her first major victory during the 2015 international meet at the Bislett Games in Oslo, with a race that saw her take the lead from the first seconds.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2016 he won the Diamond League in London: with a time of 3:57.49, breaking the previous British record set by Kelly Holmes at the 2004 Athens Olympics of 3:57.90.<\/p>\n<p>On the strength of this achievement, she entered the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (2016) as one of the big favorites, however, finishing in seventh place. Eleven days after Rio, however, came the big occasion for a rematch: in the Paris leg of the Diamond League, Muir broke the British 1500-meter record with 3:55.22, in a race featuring ten Rio Olympic finalists.<br \/>At the 2018 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, he won a silver in the 1500 and a bronze in the 3000.<\/p>\n<p>At the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he won the silver medal with a personal best of 3:54.50, while the following year he took bronze at the World Championships in Eugene and gold at the European Championships in Munich, repeating his 2018 success at the European Championships in Berlin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1813\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Curiosities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1813\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1813\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Laura Muir graduated from Glasgow University&#8217;s veterinary school in 2018, when she was already competing at the highest level in her discipline.<\/p>\n<p>Laura Muir is also a sports charity ambassador, supporting a number of organizations that deal with degenerative diseases, such as multiple sclerosis. <\/p>\n<p>In 2019 she became the first athlete in history to win two golds in two consecutive competitions at the European Indoor Championships. He won gold in the 1,500 and 3,000 meters, repeating his success in the same events at the Belgrade Championships in 2017<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87235ee tog-disc elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-event-type-toggle elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"87235ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-active elementor-tab-title\" id=\"elementor-tab-title-1411\" tabindex=\"1411\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1411\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCareer Start\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: block;\" id=\"elementor-tab-content-1411\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1411\"><p>Laura Muir was born in Inverness, Scotland, on May 9, 1993. She is 1.63 centimeters tall and an athlete specializing in middle distance, a silver medalist in the 1500 meters at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Career Start<\/p>\n<p>Muir first approached athletics at the age of 11, his international debut came during the European Cross-Country Running Championships in 2011 in Slovenia, while in 2013 he participated for the first time in the World Athletics Championships in Moscow in the 800-meter race.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1412\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" tabindex=\"1412\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1412\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVictories and Successes\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1412\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1412\"><p>In the 1,500 meters, the Scottish athlete scored her first major victory during the 2015 international meet at the Bislett Games in Oslo, with a race that saw her take the lead from the first seconds.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2016 he won the Diamond League in London: with a time of 3:57.49, breaking the previous British record set by Kelly Holmes at the 2004 Athens Olympics of 3:57.90.<\/p>\n<p>On the strength of this achievement, she entered the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (2016) as one of the big favorites, however, finishing in seventh place. Eleven days after Rio, however, came the big occasion for a rematch: in the Paris leg of the Diamond League, Muir broke the British 1500-meter record with 3:55.22, in a race featuring ten Rio Olympic finalists.<br \/>At the 2018 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, he won a silver in the 1500 and a bronze in the 3000.<\/p>\n<p>At the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he won the silver medal with a personal best of 3:54.50, while the following year he took bronze at the World Championships in Eugene and gold at the European Championships in Munich, repeating his 2018 success at the European Championships in Berlin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1413\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" tabindex=\"1413\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1413\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCuriosities\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1413\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1413\"><p>Laura Muir graduated from Glasgow University&#8217;s veterinary school in 2018, when she was already competing at the highest level in her discipline.<\/p>\n<p>Laura Muir is also a sports charity ambassador, supporting a number of organizations that deal with degenerative diseases, such as multiple sclerosis. <\/p>\n<p>In 2019, she became the first athlete in history to win two golds in two consecutive competitions at the European Indoor Championships. 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