Eric Mitchell

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Eric Mitchell
Personal information
National team Canada
Citizenship Canadian
Born (1992-04-10) April 10, 1992
Canada
Sport
Sport Ski jumper
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2010 Winter Olympics

Eric Mitchell (born April 10, 1992) is a Canadian ski jumper who has competed since 2008. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 12th in the team large hill, 49th in the individual normal hill, and 51st in the individual large hill events.

Mitchell's best career individual finish was 1st in an FIS Cup HS 106 event at Poland in 2011.

In 2013 he was the top Canadian at the National Championships in Whistler.

Mitchell officially came out as gay in a profile on the LGBT sports publication Outsports in 2015.[1]

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