Roy Mitchell (long jumper)
British long jumper
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roy Robert Mitchell (born 1 January 1955) is a Jamaican born long jumper who competed for Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Jamaican/English | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1955 Jamaica | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | long jump | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Enfield Harriers | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
Biography
Mitchell became the British long jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1976 AAA Championships.[2][3]
At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, he represented Great Britain in the logn jump event.[1] His personal best jump was 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in).[4]
Mitchell won his second AAA title at the 1978 AAA Championships[5] and then shortly afterwards he represented England and won a gold medal in the long jump event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada.[6][7]
Mitchell was also considered British AAA champion in both 1979 and 1981 because he was the highest placed British athlete in the event.[8] Additionally, he won the 1980 UK Athletics Championships title.