# Ken Mullings
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{{Short description|Bahamian athlete}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Ken Mullings
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| nationality = Bahamian
| sport = [Athletics](/source/Track_and_Field)
| event = [Decathlon](/source/Decathlon)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|4|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Freeport](/source/Freeport%2C_Bahamas), The Bahamas [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/ken-mullings_1981764]
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| pb = '''Heptathlon:''' 6340 (Champaign, 2024)
'''Decathlon:''' 8226 (Paris, 2024) '''[NR](/source/List_of_Bahamian_records_in_athletics)'''
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'''Ken Mullings''' (born 28 April 1997) is a multi-event [athlete](/source/track_and_field) from [The Bahamas](/source/The_Bahamas).[{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/bahamas/ken-mullings-14641921|website=World Athletics|accessdate=28 February 2024|title=Ken Mullings}}]
==Early life==
Mullings has a twin sister Kennedi and a brother Aaron. His mother Eulease is an accounts clerk. Mullings attended CC Sweeting High School before going on to study at the [University of the Bahamas](/source/University_of_the_Bahamas).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribune242.com/news/2018/feb/09/ken-mullings-day-university-bahamas-honours-most-v/|title=Ken Mullings Day: University of the Bahamas honours most versatile athlete|journal=The Tribune|first=Brent|last=Stubbs|date=9 February 2018|accessdate=17 July 2024}}]
==Career==
Mullings competed for the [University of the Bahamas](/source/University_of_the_Bahamas).[{{cite web|url= https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/colleges/penn_relays/penn-relays-ken-mullings-decathlon-decathlete-university-of-bahamas-20180425.html|date=25 April 2018|accessdate=28 February 2024|title= Ken Mullings wins Penn Relays decathlon, helping put University of Bahamas on the map|website=Inquirer.com}}] He set a new [national record](/source/List_of_Bahamian_records_in_athletics) in the [decathlon](/source/decathlon) in finishing sixth at the [2019 Pan American Games](/source/2019_Pan_American_Games) in [Peru](/source/Peru).[{{cite web|url= https://www.thenassauguardian.com/sports/mullings-breaks-national-record-finishes-sixth/article_b504b31b-a780-5dc3-8ed0-e28582be3635.html|website=The Nassau Guardian|accessdate=28 February 2024|title= Mullings breaks national record; finishes sixth|first= Sheldon|last=Longley|date=August 8, 2019}}] In January 2020, he broke his own national record for the [heptathlon](/source/heptathlon), in [Indiana](/source/Indiana).[{{cite web|url= https://ewnews.com/ken-mullings-bests-his-own-national-heptathlon-record-ranked-second-in-the-world|website=ewnews|accessdate=28 February 2024|title= Ken Mullings bests his own national heptathlon record; ranked second in the world|date=January 13, 2020}}]
At the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ Easter Track Classic in April 2021, he scored a personal best 7,642 points, finishing second to [Kendrick Thompson](/source/Kendrick_Thompson).[{{cite web|url= https://ewnews.com/ub-mingoes-multi-event-specialist-kendrick-thompson-breaks-national-record-at-easter-classic/|accessdate=7 July 2025|title= UB Mingoes multi-event specialist Kendrick Thompson breaks national record at Easter Classic
|website=Eyewitness News|date=April 6, 2021}}] He again set a personal best decathlon points tally of 7,734 on June 27, 2021 at [Thomas A Robinson National Stadium](/source/Thomas_A_Robinson_National_Stadium). The following year, he finished in 17th place overall in the men’s decathlon at the [2022 World Athletics Championships](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships) in [Eugene, Oregon](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon) with a total of 7,866 points.[{{cite web|url= https://www.tribune242.com/news/2022/jul/25/decathlete-ken-mullings-makes-history/|website=Tribune242|accessdate=28 February 2024|title= Decathlete Ken Mullings makes history|first=Brent|last=Stubbs}}] He also won the NACAC (North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association) Combined Events Area Championships, scoring 7,537 combined points at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility in [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa), Canada, in 2022.[{{cite web|url= https://www.thenassauguardian.com/sports/mullings-wins-nacac-decathlon-title/article_a00bbcfe-b514-5e69-beaa-a54e6e9cd492.html|website=The Nassau Guardian|accessdate=28 February 2024|title= Mullings wins NACAC decathlon title|first=Sheldon|last=Longley |date=May 16, 2022}}]
Mullings competed at the [2023 Pan American Games](/source/2023_Pan_American_Games) in [Chile](/source/Chile), in the decathlon.[{{cite web |url= https://www.tribune242.com/news/2023/nov/01/ken-mullings-ends-dnf-decathlon/|website=Tribune242|accessdate=28 February 2024|title=Ken Mullings ends up with DNF in decathlon|first=Brent|last=Stubbs|date=1 November 2023}}] He set a new decathlon PB of 8,060 in 2023. In a heptathlon in [Illinois](/source/Illinois) at the end of January 2024, Mullings set PBs in six of the seven disciplines, winning with a national record of 6340. That month he also set a new national record for the [pole vault](/source/pole_vault), in Illinois.[{{cite web|url= http://www.tribune242.com/news/2024/jan/08/mullings-soars-new-record/|website=Tribune 242|accessdate=28 February 2024|title= Mullings soars to new record|date=8 January 2024}}][{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-championships/glasgow24/news/preview/wic-glasgow-24-preview-heptathlon-pentathlon|website=World Athletics|accessdate=28 February 2024|title= WIC Glasgow 24 preview: combined events|date=27 February 2024}}]
He was selected to compete at the [2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships](/source/2024_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships) in [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow) in which he finished fourth overall.[{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5139/men-s-heptathlon-results-world-athletics-indoor-championships-2024|website=Watch Athletics|date=2 March 2024|title= World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 men's heptathlon results}}][{{cite web|url= https://sportsmax.tv/studentwriters/itemlist/tag/ken%20mullings|website=SportsMax|accessdate=28 February 2024|title=Charlton headlines Bahamas six-member team for World Indoor Champs|date=February 17, 2024}}]
He ran a 10.45 personal best for the 100 metres at the HypoMeeting in [Gotzis](/source/Gotzis) in May 2024.
He competed in [Paris](/source/Paris) at the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_decathlon) in the decathlon, finishing in 13th place overall, with a new national record tally of 8226 points.[{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5821/men-s-decathlon-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics#google_vignette |website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=30 August 2024|title= Men's Decathlon es Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics|date=9 August 2024}}]
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Category:1997 births
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Category:Bahamian men athletes
Category:University of the Bahamas alumni
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for the Bahamas
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
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