Morgan Mitchell
 Morgan Mitchell in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 October 1994 Carlton, Victoria, Australia[1] |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 400 metres, 800 metres |
Morgan Mitchell (born 3 October 1994) is an Australian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres and now competes in the 800 metres.[3]
Early life
Mitchell started athletics in 2000, inspired by the success of compatriot Cathy Freeman at the Sydney Olympics, but stopped at the age of 12 to concentrate on netball. She represented Australia on junior level before returning to athletics in 2012.[4]
Mitchell's father is an African American former professional basketball player who moved from the United States to Australia, and her mother is European Australian.[5][6]
Career
Mitchell competed in the 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing to the final. She represented Australia in the Women's 400m and Women's 4 × 400 m Relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7] Her personal best in the 400 metres is 51.25 seconds set in Birmingham in 2016.
In 2019, Mitchell switched focus to the 800 metres, rapidly improving to her current personal best of 2:00.06.[8]
International competitions
References
- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ Rio 2016 bio
- ^ "Morgan Mitchell". IAAF. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Morgan Mitchell Profile". Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ Gleeson, Michael. "Rising star Morgan Mitchell makes Australia's Commonwealth Games team". Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ Cowan, Geordie. "Proud father to watch daughter compete for Commonwealth Gold". Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Morgan Mitchell". Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Morgan Mitchell goes the extra lap in chase for Caster Semenya". The Australian. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
External links
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Australian female sprinters
- Australian people of African-American descent
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Sportspeople from Melbourne
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Australia
- Universiade bronze medalists for Australia
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade