Victoria Mitchell
Victoria Mitchell (born April 25, 1982 in Albury ) is an Australian obstacle and long-distance runner .
Life
In 2003, she became national champion in the 3000 meter obstacle course, won silver at the Universiade in 2005 and came fourth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
In 2007 she won the Great Ireland Run , but retired from the obstacle course of the World Athletics Championships in Osaka in the preliminary run.
Even in the obstacle course at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, she did not get beyond the preliminary round.
Victoria Mitchell is 1.64 m tall and weighs 48 kg. She graduated from Butler University in 2005 . She lives in Melbourne , is trained by Nic Bideau and starts for the Eureka AC. With her pink-dyed hair, she is an eye-catcher at international sporting events.
Personal bests
- 1500 m : 4: 18.01 min, January 6, 2006, Hobart
- 1 mile : 4: 38.05 min, February 18, 2006, Melbourne
- 3000 m : 8: 58.42 min, March 9, 2006, Melbourne
- 5000 m : 15: 36.15 min, January 19, 2006, Sydney
- 3000 m obstacle: 9: 30.84 min, July 3, 2006, Athens
Web links
- Victoria Mitchell in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Victoria Mitchell in the database of Athletics Australia (English)
- Victoria Mitchell in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ IAAF: Mitchell, Chebii take wins at Dublin 10 km ( Memento of May 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). April 15, 2007
- ↑ Sports pictures of the year 2008: The Australian runner Victoria Mitchell showed what really mattered to her at the Olympic Games. In: Focus . December 4, 2008, accessed February 7, 2014 .
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| SURNAME | Mitchell, Victoria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian obstacle runner and long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Albury |