Alex Mullen (Memory Athlete)
Alex Mullen | |
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Born |
Princeton, New Jersey, United States | March 3, 1992
Residence | Jackson, Mississippi |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University (B.S.) |
Spouse(s) | Cathy Chen (m. 2015) |
Website |
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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 2 Jordyn Taylor, "The Person With the World's Best Memory Is a Millennial From the US", in Mic (media company), March 2016.
- 1 2 3 Callie Bryant, "World Memory Champion, Oxford Native Alex Mullen Teaches Memorization", in HottyToddy.com, February 02, 2016.
- ↑ Pettus, Gary (December 18, 2015). "UMMC student wins world memory challenge". The Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi).
- 1 2 Gary Pettus, Memory Serves Alex Mullen, New World Mental Athlete Champion", in University of Mississippi News, January 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Oxford High School National Merit Finalists", 2010.
- ↑ "Intel ISEF 2010 Grand Awards Ceremony", May 14, 2010.