Jean Mitchell (rower)
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East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 December 1999 East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Home town | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Club | Melbourne University Boat Club |
| Coached by | Tom Westgarth |
Jean Mitchell (born 17 December 1999) is an Australian representative sweep-oar rower. She is an Australian national champion, has represented at senior World Championships and won a gold medal at the 2022 World Rowing Cup.
Mitchell was raised in Melbourne and attended Ruyton Girls' School where she took up rowing. She is a brain cancer survivor. Her senior club rowing has been from the Melbourne University Boat Club[1]
At the 2023 Australian Rowing Championships she won the open coxless four national title in an all MUBC crew.[2]
She rowed in the Victorian women's eight to a Queen's Cup victory at the 2022 Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships.[1]
International representative rowing
In March 2022, Mitchell was selected in the Australian training squad to prepare for the 2022 international season and the 2022 World Rowing Championships.[3] She rowed in the Australian women's eight at the World Rowing Cups II in Poznann to a bronze medal.[4] At the 2022 World Rowing Championships at Racize, she was again in the Australian women's senior eight. They made the A final and finished in fifth place.[4]
