Curtis Mitchell

Curtis Mitchell
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	March 11, 1989 (age 35); Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. 629 Willie Daytona Beach
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track & Field
Event(s)	100m, 200m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.25 (+1.3) ; 200 m: 19.97 (+0.0)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States
World Championships
NACAC U-23 Championships

Curtis Mitchell (born March 11, 1989) is an American athlete, who specialises in the 100 and 200 meters.

Career

Mitchell was a 2008 & 2009 junior college 4 time outdoor all American and state champion in the 100 and 200 m at Southwestern College in San Diego.^[2]^[3]

Mitchell had a successful collegiate career for Texas A&M University. At the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships he won the 200 m and was part of Texas A&M's winning team in the 4 × 400 m relay.^[4] His time in the 200 m was 20.38 s, the best indoor time in the world that year and a Texas A&M record.^[5]^[6]^[7] At the outdoor championships that year he placed second to Rondel Sorrillo in the 200 m, helping Texas A&M to their second consecutive NCAA team title.^[8]

In 2010, Mitchell represented the United States at the NACAC Under-23 Championships in Miramar, Florida, winning gold in both 200 m and the 4 × 100 m relay.^[9]^[10]^[11] In the 200 m semi-finals he clocked a wind-legal personal best of 19.99 s, placing him seventh in the world that year.^[10]^[12]

Mitchell turned professional in January 2011, forgoing his final year of collegiate eligibility to sign with Adidas and join the training group of two-time World Champion Tyson Gay.^[13]

Mitchell won Bronze at the 2013 IAAF World Championships behind Usain Bolt and Warren Weir in a time of 20.04 seconds.^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b "Curtis Mitchell". stellarathletics.co.uk. Stellar Athletics. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
^ "Southwestern College - Jaguar Spotlight". Archived from the original on April 20, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
^ "Curtis Mitchell Talks About His Start in the Sport After His 20.04 Bronze at 2013 Worlds - YouTube". YouTube. August 17, 2013. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
^ "Indoor Track and Field Division I Men: All-Time Championship Records and Results" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
^ "Curtis Mitchell wins NCAA 200, breaks 22-year-old A&M record - Texas A&M Official Athletic Site - AggieAthletics.com". Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
^ Texas A&M Athletics (March 12, 2010). "World Leading 20.38 For Texas A&M's Curtis Mitchell". Track & Field News. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
^ "2010 toplists 200 m - indoor". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
^ "Outdoor Track and Field Division I Men: All-Time Championship Records and Results" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
^ "Curtis Mitchell runs 19.99 to lead 200m qualifying at NACAC - Texas A&M Official Athletic Site - AggieAthletics.com". Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "NACAC Under 23 Championships". Half-Mile Timing, Inc. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
^ "Team USA dominates medal count at NACAC U23". USA Track & Field. July 12, 2010. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
^ "2010 toplists 200 m - outdoor". IAAF. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
^ Lewis, Michael (January 20, 2011). "Former Shark sprinter turns pro". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
^ "Men's 200m Final | IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 - YouTube". YouTube. March 14, 2014. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2018.

External links

Curtis Mitchell at World Athletics
Curtis Mitchell at legacy.USATF.org (archived)

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[stellarathletics-1] "Curtis Mitchell". stellarathletics.co.uk. Stellar Athletics. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2015.

[2] "Southwestern College - Jaguar Spotlight". Archived from the original on April 20, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.

[3] "Curtis Mitchell Talks About His Start in the Sport After His 20.04 Bronze at 2013 Worlds - YouTube". YouTube. August 17, 2013. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2013.

[ncaaindo10-4] "Indoor Track and Field Division I Men: All-Time Championship Records and Results" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.

[5] "Curtis Mitchell wins NCAA 200, breaks 22-year-old A&M record - Texas A&M Official Athletic Site - AggieAthletics.com". Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2013.

[6] Texas A&M Athletics (March 12, 2010). "World Leading 20.38 For Texas A&M's Curtis Mitchell". Track & Field News. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2011.

[7] "2010 toplists 200 m - indoor". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2011.

[8] "Outdoor Track and Field Division I Men: All-Time Championship Records and Results" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.

[9] "Curtis Mitchell runs 19.99 to lead 200m qualifying at NACAC - Texas A&M Official Athletic Site - AggieAthletics.com". Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2013.

[halfmile-10] "NACAC Under 23 Championships". Half-Mile Timing, Inc. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.

[11] "Team USA dominates medal count at NACAC U23". USA Track & Field. July 12, 2010. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.

[12] "2010 toplists 200 m - outdoor". IAAF. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2011.

[13] Lewis, Michael (January 20, 2011). "Former Shark sprinter turns pro". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2011.

[14] "Men's 200m Final | IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 - YouTube". YouTube. March 14, 2014. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2018.

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v t e US National Championship winners in men's 200-meter dash
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876: Not held 1877: Edward Merritt 1878: Wm. Willmer
1879–1888 NAAAA	1879–81: Lon Myers 1882–83: Henry Brooks 1884: Lon Myers 1885–86: Malcolm Ford 1887–88^{Note 1}: Fred Westing
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing 1889: John Owen 1890: Fred Westing 1891: Luther Cary 1892: Harry Jewett 1893: Charles Stage 1894: Tommy Lee 1895–97: Bernie Wefers 1898: James Maybury 1899: Maxie Long 1900: William Edwards 1901: Frank Sears 1902: Pat Walsh 1903: Archie Hahn 1904: William Hogenson 1905: Archie Hahn 1906: Ralph Young 1907: Harold Huff 1908: W.F. Keating 1909: Waring Dawbarn 1910: Gwin Henry 1911: John Nelson 1912: Alvah Meyer 1913: Howard Drew 1914: Irving Howe 1915: Robert Morse 1916–17: Andy Ward 1918: Loren Murchison 1919: Henry Williams 1920^OT-21: Charley Paddock 1922: Al LeConey 1923: Loren Murchison 1924: Charley Paddock 1925: Jackson Scholz 1926: Tom Sharkey 1927–28^OT: Charley Borah 1929: Eddie Tolan 1930: George Simpson 1931: Eddie Tolan 1932^OT-36: Ralph Metcalfe 1937: Jack Weiershauser 1938: Mack Robinson 1939: Barney Ewell 1940–43: Harold Davis 1944: Charles Parker 1945: Elmore Harris 1946–47: Barney Ewell 1948: Lloyd La Beach (PAN) * Cliff Bourland 1949: Andy Stanfield 1950: Robert Tyler 1951: James Ford 1952–53: Andy Stanfield 1954: Art Bragg 1955: Rod Richard 1956: Thane Baker 1957: Ollan Cassell 1958: Bobby Morrow 1959–60: Ray Norton 1961–63: Paul Drayton 1964: Henry Carr 1965: Adolph Plummer 1966: Jim Hines 1967–68: Tommie Smith 1969: John Carlos 1970: Ben Vaughn 1971: Don Quarrie (JAM) (^USA Larry Black) 1972: Chuck Smith 1973: Steve Williams 1974–75: Don Quarrie (JAM) (^USA Reggie Jones – both years) 1976: Millard Hampton 1977: Derald Harris 1978: Clancy Edwards 1979: Dwayne Evans
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: LaMonte King 1981: Jeff Phillips 1982: Calvin Smith 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Brady Crain 1985: Kirk Baptiste 1986: Floyd Heard 1987: Carl Lewis 1988: Larry Myricks 1989: Floyd Heard 1990–92^OT: Michael Johnson
1993–onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Michael Marsh 1994: Ron Clark 1995–96^OT: Michael Johnson 1997: Jon Drummond 1998: Gentry Bradley 1999: Maurice Greene 2000^OT: John Capel 2001: Shawn Crawford 2002–03: Darvis Patton 2004^OT: Shawn Crawford 2005: Justin Gatlin 2006: Wallace Spearmon 2007: Tyson Gay 2008^OT: Walter Dix 2009: Shawn Crawford 2010: Wallace Spearmon 2011: Walter Dix 2012^OT: Wallace Spearmon 2013: Isiah Young 2014: Curtis Mitchell 2015–16^OT: Justin Gatlin 2017–18: Ameer Webb 2019: Noah Lyles 2021^{2020 OT}-22: Noah Lyles 2022:Erriyon Knighton
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. *USA: Leading American athlete