Victoria Mitchell
 Mitchell in the 2016 Burnie Ten | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 April 1982 Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia[1] |
| Education | University of Ballarat |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 3000m steeplechase |
| Coached by | Peter Good |
Victoria Mitchell (born 25 April 1982) is an Australian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.
Victoria took part in the World Student Cross Country Championships in 2002 and finished in eleventh place.
Victoria won two Horizon League Cross Country Championships in 2004 and 2005 as a Butler University student-athlete.
Victoria finished fourth at the 2005 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship[2] as a Butler University[3] senior in a time of 19:50.4.
Mitchell won the 2005 NCAA Division I steeplechase national championship, while competing at Butler.[4]
Her first international medal was a silver at the 2005 Summer Universiade. She was the 2007 winner of the Great Ireland Run.[5] She represented Australia at the Olympics at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 2nd | 3000 m st. |
| 2006 | World Cross Country Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 33rd | Short race |
| 34th | Long race | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 4th | 3000 m st. | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 7th | 3000 m st. | |
| World Cup | Athens, Greece | 4th | 3000 m st. | |
| 2007 | World Cross Country Championships | Mombasa, Kenya | 37th | Senior race |
| World Championships in Athletics | Osaka, Japan | 14th (heats) | 3000 m st. | |
| 2008 | World Cross Country Championships | Edinburgh, Scotland | 54th | Senior race |
| Summer Olympics | Beijing, China | 13th (heats) | 3000 m st. | |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 26th (h) | 3000 m st. |
Personal bests
[edit]- One mile - 4:38.05 min (2006)
- 3000 metres - 8:58.42 min (2006)
- 3000 metres steeplechase - 9:30.84 min (2006)
- 5000 metres - 15:36.15 min (2006)
International competition
[edit]2002 World Student Cross Ctry Cross Country (6 km) 11/57 11th 20:50
2005 Universiade 3,000 metres Steeplechase 2/15 2nd 9:47.54
2006 Commonwealth Games 3,000 metres Steeplechase 4/15 4th 9:34.24
2006 World Cup 3,000 metres Steeplechase 4/9 4th 9:36.34
2006 World Cross Ctry Cross Country (8 km) 34/99 34th 27:12
2006 Short Course XC (4 km) 33/92 33rd 13:36
2007 World Championships 3,000 metres Steeplechase 35/54 Ht3 14th 10:06.61
2007 World Cross Ctry Cross Country 37/94 37th 29:48
2008 Olympic Games 3,000 metres Steeplechase 32/51 Ht1 13th 9:47.88
2008 World Cross Ctry Cross Country (7.905 km) 54/99 54th 27:57
2014 Commonwealth Games 3,000 metres Steeplechase 9/11 Final 9th 9:49.05
2015 World Championships 3,000 metres Steeplechase
2015 World Cross Ctry Cross Country (8 km) 40/83 40th 29:11
2016 Rio Olympics 3,000m steeplechase
National competition
[edit]2000 Aust. Junior Cross Ctry Junior XC (6 km) 2 23:05.0
2000-01 Aust. Junior T & F 2,000 metres Steeplechase 1 6:50.90
2001 Aust. Junior Cross Ctry Junior XC (6 km) 3 22:20.0
2001-02 Aust. T & F 3,000 metres Steeplechase 2 10:36.98
2002-03 Aust. T & F 3,000 metres Steeplechase 1 10:20.60
2003 Aust. U23 Cross Country Cross Country (8 km) 4 (3rd Aust.) 29:48
2005-06 Aust. T & F 3,000 metres Steeplechase 4 (3rd Aust.) 9:44.06
2007-08 Aust. T & F 3,000 metres Steeplechase 3 10:03.35
2010-11 Aust. T & F 3,000 metres Steeplechase 1 10:10.66
2011-12 Aust. T & F 3,000 metres Steeplechase 2 10:08.91
2013-14 Aust. T & F 3,000 metres Steeplechase 1 9:42.01
2014-15 Aust. T & F 5,000 metres 4 (2nd Aust.) 15:45.72
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Notre Dame Athletics | the Fighting Irish".
- ^ "Butler". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Butler University - The Official Athletics Site: Victoria Mitchell Named To Australian Olympic Team". www.butlersports.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011.
- ^ Race History. Great Ireland Run. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
- Victoria Mitchell at World Athletics
- Victoria Mitchell at Australian Athletics Historical Results
External links
[edit]- Victoria Mitchell at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Victoria Mitchell at Olympics.com
- Victoria Mitchell at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Victoria Mitchell at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Melbourne
- Australian female steeplechase runners
- Australian female long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Australia
- Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century Australian women
- People from Oakleigh, Victoria
- Butler Bulldogs women's track and field athletes
- Sportswomen from Victoria (state)
- Australian Athletics Championships winners