Mark Mitchell (speed skater)

Mark Mitchell
Full name	Mark Allen Mitchell
nation	United States
birthday	April 6, 1961
place of birth	Minneapolis , Minnesota
size	185 cm
Weight	82 kg
Career
status	resigned

Mark Allen Mitchell (born April 6, 1961 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) is a retired American speed skater .

Mitchell competed in international speed skating between 1980 and 1987. In 1980 he entered the Junior World Championships in Assen, the Netherlands , and reached 20th place in the small four-way battle . Between 1983 and 1987 Mitchell participated in five all around world championships . His best result was 14th place in 1984 in Gothenburg . In the same year he qualified for the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo . In the competition over 1500 meters, he finished 33rd, over 5000 meters and 10,000 meters, Mitchell was 21st. During his sporting career, he once achieved a result among the top ten at a World Cup over 1500 meters in February 1986 in Innsbruck .

Mitchell graduated from St. John's University in 1997 and then attended Hamline University , where he completed his law degree in 2000. He worked as a lawyer and public defender in Minneapolis.

Personal bests

route	time	date	place
500 m	39.90 s	7th January 1972	Davos
1000 m	1: 19.10 min	January 30, 1976	Davos
1500 m	1: 59.77 min	January 31, 1976	Davos
3000 m	4: 17.35 min	January 24, 1976	Madonna di Campiglio
5000 m	7: 18.51 min	February 1, 1976	Davos
10,000 m	15: 19.29 min	4th February 1976	innsbruck

Web links

• Mark Mitchell in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Statistics on speedskatingnews.info