Nikole Mitchell

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Nikole Mitchell
Medal record
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Athletics
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Havana 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Havana 4x100 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Kingston 4x100m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Port of Spain 100m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Port of Spain 200m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Fort-de-France 100m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Fort-de-France 200m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Fort-de-France 4x100m relay
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Kingston 100m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Kingston 200m

Nikole Alangia Mitchell (also spelled Nicole; born 5 June 1974) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. She also competed on the successful Jamaican team in the 4 x 100 metres relay, winning an Olympic bronze medal in 1996. [1]

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In 1993, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1993 CARIFTA Games. [2] [3]

Her personal best time for 100 metres was 11.18 seconds, achieved in July 1993 in Kingston. She attended St. Mary's high school and she was always the best athlete, doing well in the 100m and 200m.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
1990 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Kingston, Jamaica 1st100 m11.77   (1.9 m/s)
1st200 m24.30 w  (3.4 m/s)
CARIFTA Games (U-20) 1st4 × 100 m relay45.39
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Havana, Cuba 1st100 m11.88   (0.2 m/s)
1st4 × 100 m relay46.66
World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2nd100m 11.47 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
1st4 × 100 m relay 43.82
1991 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st100 m11.40   (1.7 m/s)
1st200 m23.48
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 1st100m 11.30 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
1st4 × 100 m relay 43.96
1993 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Fort-de-France, Martinique 1st100 m11.43   (0.3 m/s)
1st200 m23.25   (-1.2 m/s)
1st4 × 100 m relay45.23
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 7th100 m 11.20   (-0.3 m/s)
3rd4 × 100 m relay 41.94
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 3rd4 × 100 m relay 42.24

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References

  1. Mujeres Rápidas - Campeonatos del Mundo Junior - Seúl 1992 - Jamaica, victoria en 4x100 metros (Nicole Mitchell) (in Spanish), retrieved 27 March 2012
  2. Carifta Games Magazine, Part 2 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012, retrieved 12 October 2011
  3. Carifta Games Magazine, Part 3 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012, retrieved 12 October 2011