Victoria Mitchell
 Mitchell in the 2016 Burnie Ten | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 April 1982 |
| 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. |
| 2016 | Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10th (heats) | 3000 m st. |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 11th (heats) | 3000 m st. |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 9th | 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[6]
2015 World Championships 3,000 metres Steeplechase 26th overall (11th in heat 2) 9:43.73[7]
2015 World Cross Ctry Cross Country (8 km) 40/83 40th 29:11
2016 Olympic Games 3,000 metres steeplechase 29th overall (10th in heat) 9:39.40 [8]
2017 World Championships 3,000 metres steeplechase 33rd overall (11th in heat) 10:00.40 [9]
2018 Commonwealth Games 3,000 metres steeplechase 9th Overall 10:12.59 [10]
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 Commonwealth Games profile". Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. 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 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Great Ireland Run. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
- ↑ "Glasgow | Commonwealth Games Australia". Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ "HEATS | 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Results | Beijing (National Stadium) 2015 | World Athletics Championships". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ "Rio de Janeiro (Estádio Olímpico) 2016 | Olympic Games | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ "HEATS | 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Results | London (Olympic Stadium) 2017 | World Athletics Championships". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- ↑ "Gold Coast Commonwealth Games | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
- 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 Commonwealth Games Australia
- Victoria Mitchell at Olympics.com
- Victoria Mitchell at Olympedia
- Victoria Mitchell at InterSportStats
- Victoria Mitchell at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Melbourne
- Australian women steeplechase runners
- Australian women long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- Commonwealth Games athletes 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 sportswomen
- People from Oakleigh, Victoria
- Butler Bulldogs women's track and field athletes
- Sportswomen from Victoria (state)
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- Olympic women steeplechase runners