Roy Mitchell (long jumper)

Roy Mitchell

Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican/English
Born	(1955-01-01) 1 January 1955 (age 69) Jamaica
Occupation	election
Sport
Club	Enfield Harriers
Medal record Athletics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton long jump

Roy Robert Mitchell (born 1 January 1955) is a male British former long jumper, born in Jamaica.

Athletics career

Mitchell competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. His personal best jump was 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in).^[1] He represented England and won a gold medal in the long jump event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[2][3]

References

1. 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.
2. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.