Nikole Alangia Mitchell (also spelled Nicole; born 5 June 1974) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. She also competed on the successful Jamaican team in the 4 x 100 metres relay, winning gold medals at the World Junior Championships[1] and an Olympic bronze medal in 1996.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Jamaica
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| Athletics | ||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
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1993 Ponce | 4x100 m relay |
| World Championships | ||
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1993 Stuttgart | 4x100 m relay |
| Olympic Games | ||
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1996 Atlanta | 4x100 m relay |
In 1993, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1993 CARIFTA Games.[2][3]
Her personal best time for 100 metres was 11.18 seconds, achieved in July 1993 in Kingston. She attended St. Mary's high school and she was routinely the best athlete, doing well in the 100m and 200m.
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Jamaica
| |||||
| 1990 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | 100 m | 11.77 (1.9 m/s) |
| 1st | 200 m | 24.30 w (3.4 m/s) | |||
| CARIFTA Games (U-20) | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.39 | ||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) | Havana, Cuba | 1st | 100 m | 11.88 (0.2 m/s) | |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.66 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 2nd | 100m | 11.47 (wind: +0.9 m/s) | |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.82 | |||
| 1991 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 1st | 100 m | 11.40 (1.7 m/s) |
| 1st | 200 m | 23.48 | |||
| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 1st | 100m | 11.30 (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.96 | |||
| 1993 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 1st | 100 m | 11.43 (0.3 m/s) |
| 1st | 200 m | 23.25 (-1.2 m/s) | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.23 | |||
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 7th | 100 m | 11.20 (-0.3 m/s) | |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.94 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 4th | 200 m | 23.92 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.75 | |||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.24 |
References
edit- ^ Mujeres Rápidas - Campeonatos del Mundo Junior - Seúl 1992 - Jamaica, victoria en 4x100 metros (Nicole Mitchell) (in Spanish), retrieved 27 March 2012
- ^ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 2 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012, retrieved 12 October 2011
- ^ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 3 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012, retrieved 12 October 2011
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