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| Nationality | Jamaican/English | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1955-01-01) 1 January 1955 (age 69) Jamaica | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | election | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | Enfield Harriers | ||||||||||||||
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Roy Robert Mitchell (born 1 January 1955) is a male British former long jumper, born in Jamaica.
Athletics career
Mitchell competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. His personal best jump was 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in). He represented England and won a gold medal in the long jump event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
References
- 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.
- "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
| Commonwealth Games champions in men's long jump | |
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| UK Athletics Championships winners in men's long jump | |
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| 1977-1997 |
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- 1955 births
- Living people
- Jamaican emigrants to the United Kingdom
- English male long jumpers
- British male long jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
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