Roy Mitchell (long jumper)

Roy Mitchell

Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican/English
Born	(1955-01-01) 1 January 1955 (age 70) Jamaica
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	long jump
Club	Enfield Harriers
Medal record Athletics Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton long jump

Roy Robert Mitchell (born 1 January 1955) is a Jamaican born long jumper who competed for Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Mitchell became the British long jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1976 AAA Championships. ^{[2] [3]}

At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, he represented Great Britain in the logn jump event. ^[1] His personal best jump was 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in). ^[4]

Mitchell won his second AAA title at the 1978 AAA Championships ^[5] and then shortly afterwards he represented England and won a gold medal in the long jump event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada. ^{[6] [7]}

Mitchell was also considered British AAA champion in both 1979 and 1981 because he was the highest placed British athlete in the event. ^[8] Additionally, he won the 1980 UK Athletics Championships title.

References

1. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
2. "Wells is top UK Sprinter" . The Scotsman. 14 August 1976. Retrieved 1 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Stewart Mystery" . Sunday Mirror. 3 August 1975. Retrieved 1 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roy Mitchell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
5. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
6. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
8. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 May 2025.