Mitchell had a distinguished career as a speed skater, achieving success at the junior, senior, and masters levels. He first took an interest in the sport at the age of seven after watching leading racers taking part in an event in Scotland and subsequently joined the Peterborough Ice Racing Club at the age of 13. In 1986 he won the East of England Junior Championship and retained the title the following year. In 1988, at the age of 15, he won an international event at Den Haag in the Netherlands. Mitchell’s brother Graeme was also a competitive speed skater and member of the Peterborough club. The siblings competed against each other at the 1986 British Championships.
While studying as a medical student at the University of Birmingham, Mitchell joined the Mohawks Ice Racing Club in Solihull and became part of the Great Britain squad in 1993. Two years later he was part of the successful 5,000 metres relay squad that won three European titles and set a 5,000 metre world record of 7:09.54 in 1996. Accompanying Mitchell that day were Nicky Gooch, Matt Jasper, and Wilf O’Reilly. Between 1996 and 1998, Mitchell took a two-year sabbatical from university to concentrate on speed skating with the hope of joining the Team GB Olympic squad. Ultimately his dedication paid off and he represented Great Briatin at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, finishing 7th with the GB relay squad. The following September, Mitchell returned to university to complete the final three years of his studying and eventually qualified as a doctor.
Mitchell continued speed skating and enjoyed success in Masters events. In 2017 he won the World Masters outdoor long track title, the British Masters, and also the 500m and 5000m titles at the Dutch Masters. He subsequently retained his British title in 2018. Mitchell’s last competition was at Heerenveen, Netherlands in March 2020 at age of 48.[2][3]
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^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
^"Olympedia – Rob Mitchell". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
^"ShorttrackOnLine.info - Athletes". www.shorttrackonline.info. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
robert, mitchell, speed, skater, robert, mitchell, june, 1972, august, 2022, british, short, track, speed, skater, competed, 5000, metre, relay, event, 1998, winter, olympics, robert, mitchellpersonal, informationnationalitybritishborn, 1972, june, 1972portsmo. Robert Mitchell 9 June 1972 27 August 2022 was a British short track speed skater He competed in the men s 5000 metre relay event at the 1998 Winter Olympics 1 Robert MitchellPersonal informationNationalityBritishBorn 1972 06 09 9 June 1972Portsmouth EnglandDied27 August 2022 2022 08 27 aged 50 Lincolnshire EnglandSportSportShort track speed skatingAchievements and titlesOlympic finals1998 Winter OlympicsMitchell had a distinguished career as a speed skater achieving success at the junior senior and masters levels He first took an interest in the sport at the age of seven after watching leading racers taking part in an event in Scotland and subsequently joined the Peterborough Ice Racing Club at the age of 13 In 1986 he won the East of England Junior Championship and retained the title the following year In 1988 at the age of 15 he won an international event at Den Haag in the Netherlands Mitchell s brother Graeme was also a competitive speed skater and member of the Peterborough club The siblings competed against each other at the 1986 British Championships While studying as a medical student at the University of Birmingham Mitchell joined the Mohawks Ice Racing Club in Solihull and became part of the Great Britain squad in 1993 Two years later he was part of the successful 5 000 metres relay squad that won three European titles and set a 5 000 metre world record of 7 09 54 in 1996 Accompanying Mitchell that day were Nicky Gooch Matt Jasper and Wilf O Reilly Between 1996 and 1998 Mitchell took a two year sabbatical from university to concentrate on speed skating with the hope of joining the Team GB Olympic squad Ultimately his dedication paid off and he represented Great Briatin at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano Japan finishing 7th with the GB relay squad The following September Mitchell returned to university to complete the final three years of his studying and eventually qualified as a doctor Mitchell continued speed skating and enjoyed success in Masters events In 2017 he won the World Masters outdoor long track title the British Masters and also the 500m and 5000m titles at the Dutch Masters He subsequently retained his British title in 2018 Mitchell s last competition was at Heerenveen Netherlands in March 2020 at age of 48 2 3 References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Robert Mitchell Olympic Results Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 10 November 2019 Olympedia Rob Mitchell www olympedia org Retrieved 19 September 2022 ShorttrackOnLine info Athletes www shorttrackonline info Retrieved 19 September 2022 External links editRobert Mitchell at Olympedia nbsp nbsp This biographical article on a speed skater in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Mitchell speed skater amp oldid 1156902509, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
