Jean Mitchell (rower)

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Jean Mitchell
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NationalityAustralian
Born (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 24)
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CountryAustralia
SportRowing
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Women's rowing
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Jean Mitchell (born 17 December 1999) is an Australian representative sweep-oar rower. She is an Australian national champion, has represented at senior World Championships and won a gold medal at the 2022 World Rowing Cup.

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Club and state rowing

Mitchell was raised in Victoria and attended Ruyton Girls' School where she took up rowing. She is a brain cancer survivor. Her senior club rowing has been from the Melbourne University Boat Club [1]

At the 2023 Australian Rowing Championships she won the open coxless four national title in an all MUBC crew. [2]

She rowed in the Victorian women's eight to a Queen's Cup victory at the 2022 Interstate Regatta within the Australian Rowing Championships. [1]

International representative rowing

In March 2022, Mitchell was selected in the Australian training squad to prepare for the 2022 international season and the 2022 World Rowing Championships. [3] She rowed in the Australian women's eight at the World Rowing Cups II in Poznann to a bronze medal. [4] At the 2022 World Rowing Championships at Racize, she was again in the Australian women's senior eight. They made the A final and finished in fifth place. [4]

Personal life

Mitchell currently studies a Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) at Deakin University. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Mitchell at Rowing Australia
  2. 2023 Australian Championships
  3. "2022 Australian Team announcements". Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 Mitchell at World Rowing
  5. "The 2024 Paris Olympics start this week! Meet the Deakin students representing Australia". Deakin Life. Deakin University. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.