Paul Mitchell (athlete)

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Paul Mitchell
Personal information
Full name Paul Graham Frederick Mitchell
Nationality  Australia
Born 24 October 1970
England
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
2000 Sydney Men's 1500m T20
Paralympic Games for Persons with Mental Handicap
1992 Madrid Men's 1500 m
IPC Athletics World Championships
1994 Berlin Men's 800 m T20
1998 Birmingham Men's 5000 m T20

Paul Graham Frederick Mitchell, OAM[1] (born 24 October 1970 in England)[2] is a Paralympic athlete with an intellectual disability from Western Australia, Australia.

Athletics Career

At the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with Mental Handicap in Madrid, Spain, he won a silver medal in the Men's 1500 m. Competing at the 1994 IPC Athletics World Championships, he won a gold medal in the Men's 800 m T20.[3] At the 1998 IPC Athletics World Championships, he competed in two events winning a silver medal in the Men's 5000m T20 and twelfth in the Men's 1500 m T20. [3]

He won a gold medal, with a personal best, at the 2000 Sydney Games in the men's 1500m T20 event,[4] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1] In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal.[5] In 2000, he was a carpenter.[2]

Paul Mitchell competing at the 1992 Paralympic Games for Persons with Mental Handicap in Madrid, Spain

References

  1. 1 2 "Mitchell, Paul Graham Frederick, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000.
  3. 1 2 "Paul Mitchell". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Australian Honour Roll". Australian Paralympic Committee Annual Report 2010 (Australian Paralympic Committee): 10. 2010.
  5. ↑ "Mitchell, Paul Graham: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
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