Ethan Mitchell

Ethan Mitchell (born 19 February 1991) is a New Zealand track cyclist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's team sprint for the national team.[1]

Ethan Mitchell

Ethan Mitchell (2018)
Personal information
Born	(1991-02-19) 19 February 1991 Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team sprint World Championships 2014 Cali Team sprint 2016 London Team sprint 2017 Hong Kong Team sprint 2013 Minsk Team sprint 2015 Yvelines Team sprint 2017 Hong Kong Sprint Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Team sprint 2018 Gold Coast Team sprint

Mitchell has had a successful career in track sprinting after specialising in the 'standing lap' role of first position in the team sprint. Mitchell burst on the scene as a starter at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and has consistently risen the ranks to be one of the world's fastest from the gate. He has received Gold, Silver and Bronze medals at World Cup events and Silver and Bronze at the World Championship level in the team sprint. As Junior World Champion in 2009, an elite men's world title has eluded him and the New Zealand team. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Mitchell won a gold medal in the Men's team sprint and set a games record with his teammates. [2] At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he won a silver medal alongside Sam Webster and Eddie Dawkins in the team sprint.[3] Mitchell won a bronze medal at the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Hong Kong in the sprint event; the first New Zealander who won a world championship medal in an individual event.[4]

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Mitchell won Gold in the team sprint event alongside Sam Webster and Eddie Dawkins.[5]