Alex Mullen (memory athlete)

Alex Mullen
Personal information
Full name Alexander Joseph Mullen
Nationality American
Born (1992-03-03) March 3, 1992
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Residence Jackson, Mississippi
Alma mater Johns Hopkins University (B.S.)
Spouse(s) Cathy Chen (m. 2015)
Website www.mullenmemory.com
Sport
Sport Memory
Rank No. 1 (July 2016)
Achievements and titles
World finals 2015present
Highest world ranking No. 1 (July 2016)

Alex Mullen (born March 3, 1992) is an American memory grandmaster and medical student, and the current world memory champion.[1][2] He is the first American to win the title and is currently the world No. 1 ranked memory competitor.[2][3][4][5] He is also the current USA memory champion.[6]

Personal life

Mullen was born in Princeton, New Jersey.[3] He grew up in Oxford, Mississippi and attended Oxford High School, where he competed on the varsity swimming and tennis teams.[7] In his senior year, Mullen was a National Merit Finalist and fourth award winner at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for a team project with his future wife, Cathy Chen.[8][9]

Mullen lives in Jackson, Mississippi and attends the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, where he and his wife are students.[7] Both received the Jim and Donna Barksdale Scholarship to cover the full cost of attendance over four years of medical school.[3]

Notable Competitions

2015

2016

Records

As of Nov. 7, 2016, Mullen held 7 memory world records and 10 American records.[15][16][17][18] He is the first person to memorize the order of a deck of playing cards in under 20 seconds at an official competition.[19] He is also the first to memorize more than 3,000 decimal digits in one hour.[20]

See also

References

  1. "Special Titles | International Association of Memory Statistics". www.iam-stats.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  2. 1 2 Jordyn Taylor, "The Person With the World's Best Memory Is a Millennial From the US", in Mic (media company), March 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Callie Bryant, "World Memory Champion, Oxford Native Alex Mullen Teaches Memorization", in HottyToddy.com, February 02, 2016.
  4. Pettus, Gary (December 18, 2015). "UMMC student wins world memory challenge". The Clarion Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi.
  5. "World Ranking | International Association of Memory Statistics". www.iam-stats.com. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  6. "2016 Final Top 9 MA Rankings | USA Memory Championship". www.usamemorychampionship.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  7. 1 2 Gary Pettus, Memory Serves Alex Mullen, New World Mental Athlete Champion", in University of Mississippi News, January 28, 2016.
  8. "Oxford High School National Merit Finalists", 2010.
  9. "Intel ISEF 2010 Grand Awards Ceremony", May 14, 2010.
  10. "World Memory Championships 2015 | International Association of Memory Statistics". www.iam-stats.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  11. "Grandmasters | World Memory Statistics". www.world-memory-statistics.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  12. "2016 Final Top 9 MA Rankings | USA Memory Championship". www.usamemorychampionship.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  13. "IAM US Open 2016 | International Association of Memory Statistics". www.iam-stats.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  14. "International Memoriad Las Vegas-2016 Results | Memoriad". www.memoriad.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  15. "World Records | International Association of Memory Statistics". www.iam-stats.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  16. "5 Minute Numbers Record | International Association of Memory Statistics". www.iam-stats.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  17. "Simon Reinhard is the 2016 Extreme Memory Champion! | Extreme Memory Tournament". www.extremememorytournament.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  18. "USA Records | International Association of Memory Statistics". www.iam-stats.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  19. "5 minute "Speed" Cards Record | International Association of Memory Statistics". www.iam-stats.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  20. "60 Minute/Hour Numbers Record | International Association of Memory Statistics". www.iam-stats.com. Retrieved 2016-11-26.

External links

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