Robert William Mullett (born 31 July 1987) is a British former

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runner. He competed at the

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in the

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event.

Biography

Mullett was born in Brighton and grew up in

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and competed for Lewes Athletics club. He completed his undergraduate studies at

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and after graduating from there, earned a scholarship at

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in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he earned a Master's in Education, Teaching and Leadership. At Butler, Mullett became the first sub-four-minute miler in school history and holds the school record in the mile. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Mullett represented

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in the steeplechase event finishing 12th in heat 1. Mullett was three-times British 3000 metres steeplechase champion after winning the

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from 2015 to 2017. Mullett now lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where he trains with Atlanta Track Club Elite and competes in road races for prize money.

References

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Atlanta Track Club Profile
1987 births Living people Alumni of St Mary's University, Twickenham Athletes from Manchester Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics British Athletics Championships winners English male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Olympic male steeplechase runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub