Curtis Mitchell
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1989-03-11) March 11, 1989 (age 35)[1] Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. 629 Willie Daytona Beach | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track & Field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100m, 200m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.25 (+1.3) 200 m: 19.97 (+0.0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Curtis Mitchell (born March 11, 1989) is an American athlete, who specialises in the 100 and 200 meters.
Career
Mitchell was a 2008 & 2009 junior college 4 time outdoor all American and state champion in the 100 and 200 m at Southwestern College in San Diego.[2][3]
Mitchell had a successful collegiate career for Texas A&M University. At the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships he won the 200 m and was part of Texas A&M's winning team in the 4 × 400 m relay.[4] His time in the 200 m was 20.38 s, the best indoor time in the world that year and a Texas A&M record.[5][6][7] At the outdoor championships that year he placed second to Rondel Sorrillo in the 200 m, helping Texas A&M to their second consecutive NCAA team title.[8]
In 2010, Mitchell represented the United States at the NACAC Under-23 Championships in Miramar, Florida, winning gold in both 200 m and the 4 × 100 m relay.[9][10][11] In the 200 m semi-finals he clocked a wind-legal personal best of 19.99 s, placing him seventh in the world that year.[10][12]
Mitchell turned professional in January 2011, forgoing his final year of collegiate eligibility to sign with Adidas and join the training group of two-time World Champion Tyson Gay.[13]
Mitchell won Bronze at the 2013 IAAF World Championships behind Usain Bolt and Warren Weir in a time of 20.04 seconds.[14]
References
- ^ a b "Curtis Mitchell". stellarathletics.co.uk. Stellar Athletics. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ "Southwestern College - Jaguar Spotlight". Archived from the original on April 20, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ^ "Curtis Mitchell Talks About His Start in the Sport After His 20.04 Bronze at 2013 Worlds - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ "Indoor Track and Field Division I Men: All-Time Championship Records and Results" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ^ "Curtis Mitchell wins NCAA 200, breaks 22-year-old A&M record - Texas A&M Official Athletic Site - AggieAthletics.com". Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ Texas A&M Athletics (March 12, 2010). "World Leading 20.38 For Texas A&M's Curtis Mitchell". Track & Field News. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ^ "2010 toplists 200 m - indoor". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ^ "Outdoor Track and Field Division I Men: All-Time Championship Records and Results" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ^ "Curtis Mitchell runs 19.99 to lead 200m qualifying at NACAC - Texas A&M Official Athletic Site - AggieAthletics.com". Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ a b "NACAC Under 23 Championships". Half-Mile Timing, Inc. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ^ "Team USA dominates medal count at NACAC U23". USA Track & Field. July 12, 2010. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ^ "2010 toplists 200 m - outdoor". IAAF. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ^ Lewis, Michael (January 20, 2011). "Former Shark sprinter turns pro". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ^ "Men's 200m Final | IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
External links
- Curtis Mitchell at World Athletics
- Curtis Mitchell at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
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New York Athletic Club
- 1876: Not held
- 1877: Edward Merritt
- 1878: Wm. Willmer
NAAAA
- 1879–81: Lon Myers
- 1882–83: Henry Brooks
- 1884: Lon Myers
- 1885–86: Malcolm Ford
- 1887–88Note 1: Fred Westing
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1888Note 1: Fred Westing
- 1889: John Owen
- 1890: Fred Westing
- 1891: Luther Cary
- 1892: Harry Jewett
- 1893: Charles Stage
- 1894: Tommy Lee
- 1895–97: Bernie Wefers
- 1898: James Maybury
- 1899: Maxie Long
- 1900: William Edwards
- 1901: Frank Sears
- 1902: Pat Walsh
- 1903: Archie Hahn
- 1904: William Hogenson
- 1905: Archie Hahn
- 1906: Ralph Young
- 1907: Harold Huff
- 1908: W.F. Keating
- 1909: Waring Dawbarn
- 1910: Gwin Henry
- 1911: John Nelson
- 1912: Alvah Meyer
- 1913: Howard Drew
- 1914: Irving Howe
- 1915: Robert Morse
- 1916–17: Andy Ward
- 1918: Loren Murchison
- 1919: Henry Williams
- 1920OT-21: Charley Paddock
- 1922: Al LeConey
- 1923: Loren Murchison
- 1924: Charley Paddock
- 1925: Jackson Scholz
- 1926: Tom Sharkey
- 1927–28OT: Charley Borah
- 1929: Eddie Tolan
- 1930: George Simpson
- 1931: Eddie Tolan
- 1932OT-36: Ralph Metcalfe
- 1937: Jack Weiershauser
- 1938: Mack Robinson
- 1939: Barney Ewell
- 1940–43: Harold Davis
- 1944: Charles Parker
- 1945: Elmore Harris
- 1946–47: Barney Ewell
- 1948: Lloyd La Beach (PAN) * Cliff Bourland
- 1949: Andy Stanfield
- 1950: Robert Tyler
- 1951: James Ford
- 1952–53: Andy Stanfield
- 1954: Art Bragg
- 1955: Rod Richard
- 1956: Thane Baker
- 1957: Ollan Cassell
- 1958: Bobby Morrow
- 1959–60: Ray Norton
- 1961–63: Paul Drayton
- 1964: Henry Carr
- 1965: Adolph Plummer
- 1966: Jim Hines
- 1967–68: Tommie Smith
- 1969: John Carlos
- 1970: Ben Vaughn
- 1971: Don Quarrie (JAM) (*USA Larry Black)
- 1972: Chuck Smith
- 1973: Steve Williams
- 1974–75: Don Quarrie (JAM) (*USA Reggie Jones – both years)
- 1976: Millard Hampton
- 1977: Derald Harris
- 1978: Clancy Edwards
- 1979: Dwayne Evans
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: LaMonte King
- 1981: Jeff Phillips
- 1982: Calvin Smith
- 1983: Carl Lewis
- 1984: Brady Crain
- 1985: Kirk Baptiste
- 1986: Floyd Heard
- 1987: Carl Lewis
- 1988: Larry Myricks
- 1989: Floyd Heard
- 1990–92OT: Michael Johnson
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Michael Marsh
- 1994: Ron Clark
- 1995–96OT: Michael Johnson
- 1997: Jon Drummond
- 1998: Gentry Bradley
- 1999: Maurice Greene
- 2000OT: John Capel
- 2001: Shawn Crawford
- 2002–03: Darvis Patton
- 2004OT: Shawn Crawford
- 2005: Justin Gatlin
- 2006: Wallace Spearmon
- 2007: Tyson Gay
- 2008OT: Walter Dix
- 2009: Shawn Crawford
- 2010: Wallace Spearmon
- 2011: Walter Dix
- 2012OT: Wallace Spearmon
- 2013: Isiah Young
- 2014: Curtis Mitchell
- 2015–16OT: Justin Gatlin
- 2017–18: Ameer Webb
- 2019: Noah Lyles
- 20212020 OT-22: Noah Lyles
- 2022:Erriyon Knighton
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- *USA: Leading American athlete
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