Morgan Mitchell

{{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

{{AchievementTable\|Event=yes}}
colspan="6"\|Representing {{AUS}}
rowspan=2\|2012 \|rowspan=2\|World Junior Championships \|rowspan=2\|Barcelona, Spain \|13th (sf) \|400 m \|53.88
8th \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:38.84
rowspan=3\|2014 \|World Relays \|Nassau, Bahamas \|1st (B) \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:31.01
rowspan=2\|Commonwealth Games \|rowspan=2\|Glasgow, United Kingdom \|17th (sf) \|400 m \|53.37
4th \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:30.27
rowspan=2\|2015 \|World Relays \|Nassau, Bahamas \|7th \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:30.03
World Championships \|Beijing, China \|12th (h) \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:28.61
rowspan=2\|2016 \|rowspan=2\|Olympic Games \|rowspan=2\|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \|24th (sf) \|400 m \|52.68
8th \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:27.45
rowspan=3\|2017 \|World Relays \|Nassau, Bahamas \|5th \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:28.80
rowspan=2\|World Championships \|rowspan=2\|London, United Kingdom \|26th (h) \|400 m \|52.22
10th (h) \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:28.02
rowspan=2\|2018 \|rowspan=2\|Commonwealth Games \|rowspan=2\|Gold Coast, Australia \|12th (sf) \|400 metres \|52.65
5th \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:27.43
rowspan=4\|2019 \|World Relays \|Yokohama, Japan \|5th (B) \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:32.22
rowspan=2\|Universiade \|rowspan=2\|Naples, Italy \|8th \|800 m \|2:04.19
bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:34.01
World Championships \|Doha, Qatar \|22nd (sf) \|800 m \|2:04.76
2021 \|Olympic Games \|Tokyo, Japan \|40th (h) \|800 m \|2:05.44

colspan="6"|Representing {{AUS}}

rowspan=2|2012

|rowspan=2|World Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Barcelona, Spain

|13th (sf)

|400 m

|53.88

8th

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:38.84

rowspan=3|2014

|World Relays