Alex Mullen (Memory Athlete)

Alex Mullen
Born (1992-03-03) March 3, 1992
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Residence Jackson, Mississippi
Nationality American
Alma mater Johns Hopkins University (B.S.)
Spouse(s) Cathy Chen (m. 2015)
Website www.mullenmemory.com

Alex Mullen (born March 3, 1992) is an American memory athlete and medical student who won the 2015 World Memory Championships. [1] He is the first American to win the title. [1] [2] [3]

Personal life

Mullen was born in Princeton, New Jersey.[2] He grew up in Oxford, Mississippi and attended Oxford High School, where he competed on the varsity swimming and tennis teams.[4] In his senior year, Mullen was a National Merit Finalist [5] and fourth award winner at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for a team project with his future wife, Cathy Chen.[6]

Mullen lives in Jackson, Mississippi and attends the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, where he and his wife are students.[4] Both received the Jim and Donna Barksdale Scholarship to cover the full cost of attendance over four years of medical school.[2]

See also


References

  1. 1 2 Jordyn Taylor, "The Person With the World's Best Memory Is a Millennial From the US", in Mic (media company), March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Callie Bryant, "World Memory Champion, Oxford Native Alex Mullen Teaches Memorization", in HottyToddy.com, February 02, 2016.
  3. ↑ Pettus, Gary (December 18, 2015). "UMMC student wins world memory challenge". The Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi).
  4. 1 2 Gary Pettus, Memory Serves Alex Mullen, New World Mental Athlete Champion", in University of Mississippi News, January 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Oxford High School National Merit Finalists", 2010.
  6. ↑ "Intel ISEF 2010 Grand Awards Ceremony", May 14, 2010.

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