 Ethan Mitchell (2018) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1991-02-19) 19 February 1991 (age 33) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Medal record | |
Ethan Mitchell (born 19 February 1991) is a former New Zealand track cyclist. He is a multiple-time World Champion, an Olympic medallist, and Commonwealth Champion.
Career
Mitchell has had a successful career in track sprinting after specialising in the 'standing lap' role of first position in the team sprint. A former junior World Champion, Mitchell burst on to the senior scene as a starter at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's team sprint for the national team. That year, he also won a bronze in the men's team sprint at the World Championships, with Sam Webster and Eddie Dawkins. In 2013, the same team won silver at the World Championships.
In 2014, Mitchell, Webster and Dawkins finally won World Championship gold in the men's team sprint. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Mitchell won a gold medal in the Men's team sprint and set a Games record with his teammates.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he won a silver medal alongside Sam Webster and Eddie Dawkins in the team sprint. That year, the team also regained their World title having been relegated from the competition in 2015. Mitchell won a bronze medal at the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Hong Kong in the sprint event; the first New Zealander to win a world championship medal in an individual event. He, Dawkins and Webster also retained the men's team sprint title.
At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Mitchell won Gold in the team sprint event alongside Sam Webster and Eddie Dawkins.
Mitchell now works at Real Estate Agency Bayleys
Major results
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- 1st Team Sprint, UCI World Track Championships
- 2nd Sprinters Omnium, Six Day London
References
- ^ "Cycling Track | Athlete Profile: Ethan MITCHELL – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "Ethan Mitchell". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- "Ethan Mitchell". 9 February 2016.
- "Sam Webster 12th in individual sprint". Newshub. 14 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- "BikeRaceInfo Cycling Glossary". bikeraceinfo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "Ethan Mitchell creates New Zealand cycling history at world track championships". The Press. 17 April 2017. p. B6. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- "Qualifying results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- "Ethan Mitchell - Bayleys St Heliers | Bayleys Real Estate".
- 1991 births
- Living people
- New Zealand male cyclists
- Olympic cyclists for New Zealand
- Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Cyclists from Auckland
- UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
- Olympic silver medalists for New Zealand
- Olympic silver medalists in cycling
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
- Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand track cyclists
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games