Laura Muir

Scottish middle-distance runner

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Laura Muir is a Scottish middle- and long-distance runner. She is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medallist in the 1500 metres, having previously finished seventh in the event at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Muir won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Championships, and has three other top five placings in 1500 m finals at the World Athletics Championships, finishing fifth in 2015, fourth in 2017 and fifth in 2019. She is a two-time European 1500 m champion from 2018 and 2022 as well as the 2022 Commonwealth Games 1500 m champion and 800 metres bronze medallist.

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Muir to be presented with 2015 European Indoors bronze Laura Muir will be presented with her retrospective 2015 European Indoors 3,000m bronze medal this weekend. BBC Sport - Published 3 weeks ago
Familiar tale for Scots as Muir runs PB but denied 1500m dream Laura Muir ran her fastest ever 1500m time but it wasn't enough to earn her a second Olympic medal. BBC Sport - Published on August 10, 2024
Watch: Muir and Bell reach women's 1500m final Watch as GB's Laura Muir and Georgia Bell reach the final of the women's 1500m at Paris 2024. BBC Sport - Published on August 8, 2024

Top five stories from Paris Olympics day 11 Team GB miss out on more equestrian medals in the individual jumping, Laura Muir and Georgia Bell qualify for the women's 1500m semis, the skateboarding gets under way, plus more. BBC Sport - Published on August 6, 2024
Muir has 'nothing to lose' with Paris gold in sights Team GB's Laura Muir says she has "nothing to lose" in Paris as she bids to go one better than her Tokyo Olympic silver in the 1500m. BBC Sport - Published on August 5, 2024
Muir breaks British mark as world records fall in Paris Laura Muir sets a new British women's 1500m record as Faith Kipyegon and Yaroslava Mahuchikh both break world records at the Paris Diamond League. BBC Sport - Published on July 7, 2024

Muir & Reekie claim wins at Stockholm Diamond League Britons Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie claim wins at the Stockholm Diamond League, as Armand Duplantis goes close to another world record. BBC Sport - Published on June 2, 2024
'Dominant' Muir wins 1500m in Stockholm Watch Great Britain's Laura Muir win the 1500m with a time of three minutes, 57.99 seconds at the Diamond League in Stockholm. BBC Sport - Published on June 2, 2024
Muir 'excited' by World Indoor 'stepping stone' Laura Muir is eyeing World Indoor gold in front of a home crowd in Glasgow but views it as a mere "stepping stone" towards Olympic glory. BBC Sport - Published on February 29, 2024
Kerr and Muir named in GB squad for World Indoors Josh Kerr and Laura Muir are named in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for March's World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. BBC Sport - Published on February 19, 2024

Muir and Reekie win gold at UK Indoor Championships Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie win gold at the British Indoor Championships, setting them up for next month's World Indoor Championships in Glasgow. BBC Sport - Published on February 18, 2024
Muir wins 3000m at UK Indoors Laura Muir takes first place in the 3,000m at the UK Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham. BBC Sport - Published on February 18, 2024
Watch: UK Indoor Championships - Johnson-Thompson, Muir & Reekie in action Follow live coverage from day two of the UK Athletics Indoor Championships with Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie in action. BBC Sport - Published on February 17, 2024	Muir awarded retrospective European Indoor bronze Laura Muir is awarded a retrospective European Indoor bronze after Yelena Korobkina is found guilty of doping offences. BBC Sport - Published on January 5, 2024
Muir to run in 3,000m at World Indoors in Glasgow Scotland's Laura Muir plans to race in the 3,000m at next year's World Indoor Championships in Glasgow. BBC Sport - Published on October 26, 2023	Watch: Diamond League finals - Richardson, Lyles & GB's Muir in action Follow live BBC Three coverage from the Diamond League final in Eugene as Americans Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson compete in the men's and women's100m finals and Great Britain's Laura Muir in.. BBC Sport - Published on September 15, 2023
'Wow, what a performance!' - GB's Muir wins 1500m Watch Laura Muir win the women's 1500m at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels. BBC Sport - Published on September 8, 2023	Muir claims second straight Diamond League win Britain's Laura Muir follows up last month's 800m Diamond League win with victory in the 1500m in Brussels. BBC Sport - Published on September 8, 2023
Muir wins in Zurich, along with Richardson and Lyles Britain's Laura Muir wins the women's 800m as Americans Sha'Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles triumph again at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich. BBC Sport - Published on August 31, 2023	GB's Muir wins 800m with 'dominant run' in Zurich Great Britain's Laura Muir wins the women's 800m at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich. BBC Sport - Published on August 31, 2023
'Best in the world!' Kipyegon wins 1500m gold as Muir finishes six Watch as World record holder Faith Kipyegon wins gold in the 1500m as British trio Laura Muir, Katie Snowden and Melissa Courtney-Bryant come sixth, eighth and 12th at the World Athletics.. BBC Sport - Published on August 22, 2023	Muir sixth in 1500m as Kipyegon dominates Britain's Laura Muir finishes sixth at the World Championships in Budapest as Faith Kipyegon wins her third title. BBC Sport - Published on August 22, 2023
Watch: World Championships - Muir v Kipyegon & Hassan in 1500m final Follow live coverage as Britain's Laura Muir goes up against Faith Kipyegon and Sifan Hassan in the women's 1500m final. BBC Sport - Published on August 21, 2023	Brits cruise into 1500m semi-finals Watch as British trio Laura Muir, Katie Snowden & Melissa Courtney-Bryant cruise through the 1500m heats to qualify for the semi finals at the World Athletics Championships, Budapest. BBC Sport - Published on August 19, 2023
Watch: Diamond League Stockholm: Asher-Smith, Muir, Warholm & Duplantis Live action from Stockholm of the seventh leg of the Diamond League as Dina Asher-Smith, Laura Muir, Karsten Warholm and Armando Duplantis compete. BBC Sport - Published on July 1, 2023	Muir second as Kipyegon breaks 1500m world record Britain's Laura Muir finishes second in the women's 1500m as Faith Kipyegon sets a new world record in the Diamond League on Friday. BBC Sport - Published on June 2, 2023
Watch: Diamond League - Florence - GB's Asher-Smith & Muir Follow live coverage and text updates from the Diamond League, Florence with GB's Dina Asher-Smith & Laura Muir in action. BBC Sport - Published on June 1, 2023	Muir and Reekie part with long-serving coach Young Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie split from coach Andy Young after quitting a training camp in South Africa. BBC Sport - Published on March 31, 2023
Muir & Reekie quit training camp unexpectedly Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie have unexpectedly cut short their altitude training camp, leaving long-term coach Andy Young in South Africa. BBC Sport - Published on March 29, 2023	Muir digs deep to win record European indoor gold Great Britain's Laura Muir wins gold in the Women's 1500m final with a time of 4:03.40 at the European Indoor Athletics Championships at the Atakoy Athletics Arena, Istanbul. BBC Sport - Published on March 4, 2023
GB's Snowden, Muir & Baker qualify for 1500m final Watch as Great Britain's Katie Snowden, Laura Muir and Ellie Baker all qualify for the 1500m final at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul. BBC Sport - Published on March 3, 2023	Muir out to keep perfect Euro indoor medals record Laura Muir aims to keep up her exclusive record of gold medals from the European Indoor Championships when she races in Turkey this week. BBC Sport - Published on February 28, 2023
Muir cruises to 1000m victory in Birmingham Watch Laura Muir cruise to victory in the women's 1000m at the World Indoor Tour Final, Birmingham. BBC Sport - Published on February 25, 2023	GB's Muir & Hodgkinson target records in Birmingham Laura Muir will target a world record over 1,000m and Keely Hodgkinson is aiming to improve her British 800m mark at the World Indoor Tour Final in Birmingham on Saturday. BBC Sport - Published on February 24, 2023
Watch: World Indoor Tour Final - Asher-Smith, Muir & Hodgkinson Watch live coverage from the Birmingham World Indoor Tour Final as Dina Asher-Smith, Laura Muir and Keely Hodgkinson all compete. BBC Sport - Published on February 23, 2023	Hodgkinson & Muir in GB team for European Indoors Keely Hodgkinson and Laura Muir are named in Great Britain and Northern Ireland's team for the European Indoor Championships. BBC Sport - Published on February 22, 2023