Roy Mitchell (long jumper)

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Roy Mitchell
Personal information
NationalityJamaican/English
Born (1955-01-01) 1 January 1955 (age 70)
Jamaica
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventlong jump
ClubEnfield Harriers
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton long jump

Roy Robert Mitchell (born 1 January 1955) is a Jamaican born long jumper who competed for Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

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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.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Wells is top UK Sprinter". The Scotsman. 14 August 1976. Retrieved 1 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Stewart Mystery". Sunday Mirror. 3 August 1975. Retrieved 1 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roy Mitchell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  5. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  6. ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  8. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 May 2025.