Morgan Mitchell
{{short description|Australian sprinter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{use Australian English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Morgan Mitchell
| image = Morgan Mitchell 2014.jpg
| caption = Morgan Mitchell in 2014
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Carlton, Victoria, Australia{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6029613-morgan-mitchell.htm|title=2018 CWG bio|access-date=30 April 2018}}
| death_date =
| death_place =
| sport = Athletics
| event = 400 metres, 800 metres
}}
Morgan Mitchell (born 3 October 1994) is an Australian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres and now competes in the 800 metres.{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/australia/morgan-mitchell-271125 |title=Morgan Mitchell |publisher=IAAF |date=29 August 2015| access-date=29 August 2015}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/squash/1029962/morgan_mitchell.html|title=Glasgow 2014 - Morgan Mitchell Profile|publisher=|access-date=20 August 2016|archive-date=3 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203063420/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/squash/1029962/morgan_mitchell.html|url-status=dead}}
Mitchell's father is an African American former professional basketball player who moved from the United States to Australia, and her mother is Australian.{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/athletics/rising-star-morgan-mitchell-makes-australias-commonwealth-games-team-20140409-zqsr9.html|title=Rising star Morgan Mitchell makes Australia's Commonwealth Games team|first=Michael|last=Gleeson|date=9 April 2014 |publisher=|access-date=20 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mmg.com.au/local-sport/echuca/proud-father-to-watch-daughter-compete-for-commonwealth-gold-1.71721|title=Proud father to watch daughter compete for Commonwealth Gold|first=Geordie|last=Cowan|access-date=20 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822091152/http://www.mmg.com.au/local-sport/echuca/proud-father-to-watch-daughter-compete-for-commonwealth-gold-1.71721|archive-date=22 August 2016|url-status=dead}}
Mitchell competed on Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn II in 2025, where she placed 6th.
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.{{cite web|url=http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/morgan-mitchell|title=Morgan Mitchell|publisher=|access-date=20 August 2016|archive-date=23 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823114748/http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/morgan-mitchell|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/olympics/morgan-mitchell-goes-the-extra-lap-in-chase-for-caster-semenya/news-story/69a3eb962d2585fc3011acd918c5a52b|title=Morgan Mitchell goes the extra lap in chase for Caster Semenya|publisher=The Australian|access-date=1 August 2019}}
As part of her switch in event, Elizabeth Mathews became her coach and Mitchell began running 60–70 km a week rather than the 15 km per week she had done for sprinting previously.{{Cite web|title=Morgan Mitchell|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/morgan-mitchell/|access-date=15 September 2021|website=Australian Olympic Committee|language=en-AU}}
Mitchell competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. She came sixth in her Women's 800m heat with a time of 2:05.44 and was therefore eliminated.{{Cite web|title=Athletics MITCHELL Morgan|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1481533-mitchell-morgan.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=15 September 2021|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-date=15 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915011603/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1481533-mitchell-morgan.htm}}
Mitchell took part in the 2024 Summer Olympics. She was named F45's Global Athlete for Australia.{{cite web | url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/fitness/inspiration/vegan-olympian-morgan-mitchells-plan-for-paris-revealed/news-story/538368f71954cd4f1429bf5f354298d2 | title=Vegan Olympian Morgan Mitchell named as F45's Global Athlete for Australia | work=news }} She has been vegan for over a decade and attributes much of her success to her vegan diet.
International competitions
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rowspan=2|2012
|rowspan=2|World Junior Championships |rowspan=2|Barcelona, Spain |13th (sf) |400 m |
8th
|4 × 400 m relay |
rowspan=3|2014
|1st (B) |4 × 400 m relay |
rowspan=2|Commonwealth Games
|rowspan=2|Glasgow, United Kingdom |17th (sf) |400 m |
4th
|4 × 400 m relay |
rowspan=2|2015
|7th |4 × 400 m relay |
World Championships
|12th (h) |4 × 400 m relay |
rowspan=2|2016
|rowspan=2|Olympic Games |rowspan=2|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |24th (sf) |400 m |
8th
|4 × 400 m relay |
rowspan=3|2017
|5th |4 × 400 m relay |
rowspan=2|World Championships
|rowspan=2|London, United Kingdom |26th (h) |400 m |
10th (h)
|4 × 400 m relay |
rowspan=2|2018
|rowspan=2|Commonwealth Games |rowspan=2|Gold Coast, Australia |12th (sf) |400 metres |
5th
|4 × 400 m relay |
rowspan=4|2019
|5th (B) |4 × 400 m relay |
rowspan=2|Universiade
|rowspan=2|Naples, Italy |8th |800 m |
bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|4 × 400 m relay |
World Championships
|22nd (sf) |800 m |
2021
|40th (h) |800 m |
References
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External links
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Category:Australian female sprinters
Category:Australian people of African-American descent
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
Category:Athletes from Melbourne
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Australia
Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Australia
Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic female sprinters
Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen
Category:People from Carlton, Victoria
Category:Sportswomen from Victoria (state)
Category:Australian Athletics Championships winners