Glen Mitchell (New Zealand cyclist)

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Glen Mitchell
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Glen Mitchell (left), Jason McCartney, and John Lieswyn at the 2005 San Francisco Grand Prix
Personal information
Full nameGlen Anthony Mitchell
Born (1972-10-19) 19 October 1972 (age 51)
Putāruru, New Zealand
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb) [1]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportCycling

Glen Anthony Mitchell (born 19 October 1972) is a New Zealand cyclist.

Mitchell was born in 1972 in Putāruru in the Waikato. [1] He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, in the men's individual road race, and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in the men's individual road race. He did not finish in either competition. [2] [3]

He was the Oceania road race champion in 1997. [4] He won the 2000 Tour of Southland. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Glen Mitchell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cycling at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Road Race, Individual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cycling at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Road Race, Individual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. "Oceania Championships". Cyclebase. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. "Cycling: Easy win for Mitchell in Southland tour". The New Zealand Herald . 30 October 2000. Retrieved 7 May 2017.