Nikole Mitchell

{{Short description|Jamaican sprinter (born 1974)}} {{About|the Jamaican sprinter|people with similar names|Nicole Mitchell (disambiguation){{!}}Nicole Mitchell}} {{Use British English|date=March 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{MedalTableTop|nation=JAM|medals= {{Medal|Sport | Athletics}} {{MedalCompetition|Central American and Caribbean Games}} {{MedalBronze |1993 Ponce | 4x100 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalBronze |1993 Stuttgart | 4x100 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games }} {{MedalBronze |1996 Atlanta | 4x100 m relay}} }}

'''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<ref>{{ Citation | title = Mujeres Rápidas - Campeonatos del Mundo Junior - Seúl 1992 - Jamaica, victoria en 4x100 metros (Nicole Mitchell)| url = http://rapidas.webcindario.com/world-junior.htm| language = Spanish| accessdate = 27 March 2012}}</ref> and an Olympic bronze medal in 1996.

Mitchell competed for the Georgetown Hoyas track and field team in the NCAA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.psucollegian.com/archives/psu-takes-hoyas-down/article_ac44fe3d-753a-51a1-ae2e-04d3c8e97f1f.html|title= PSU takes Hoyas down |website=psucollegian.com}}</ref>

In 1993, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1993 CARIFTA Games.<ref name=carifta1>{{ Citation |title = Carifta Games Magazine, Part 2 |url = http://www.cariftagames2011.herobo.com/web_documents/carifta_magazine_sm_part2.pdf |publisher = Carifta Games 2011 |accessdate = 12 October 2011 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120425061142/http://www.cariftagames2011.herobo.com/web_documents/carifta_magazine_sm_part2.pdf |archivedate = 25 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{ Citation |title = Carifta Games Magazine, Part 3 |url = http://www.cariftagames2011.herobo.com/web_documents/carifta_magazine_sm_part3.pdf |publisher = Carifta Games 2011 |accessdate = 12 October 2011 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120425061211/http://www.cariftagames2011.herobo.com/web_documents/carifta_magazine_sm_part3.pdf |archivedate = 25 April 2012}}</ref>

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== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{JAM}} |- |rowspan = "7"|1990 |rowspan = "2"|CARIFTA Games (U-17) |rowspan = "3"|Kingston, Jamaica |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m |11.77   (1.9 m/s) |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |200 m |24.30 '''w'''   (3.4 m/s) |- |CARIFTA Games (U-20) |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 100 m relay |45.39 |- |rowspan = "2"|Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) |rowspan = "2"|Havana, Cuba |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m |11.88   (0.2 m/s) |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 100 m relay |46.66 |- |rowspan=2|World Junior Championships |rowspan=2|Plovdiv, Bulgaria |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100m |11.47 <small>(wind: +0.9 m/s)</small> |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 100 m relay |43.82 |- |rowspan = "2"|1991 |rowspan = "2"|CARIFTA Games (U-20) |rowspan = "2"|Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m |11.40   (1.7 m/s) |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |200 m |23.48 |- |rowspan=2|1992 |rowspan=2|World Junior Championships |rowspan=2|Seoul, South Korea |bgcolor=gold|1st |100m |11.30 <small>(wind: +0.3 m/s)</small> |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 100 m relay |43.96 |- |rowspan = "7"|1993 |rowspan = "3"|CARIFTA Games (U-20) |rowspan = "3"|Fort-de-France, Martinique |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m |11.43   (0.3 m/s) |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |200 m |23.25   (-1.2 m/s) |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 100 m relay |45.23 |- |rowspan=2|World Championships |rowspan=2|Stuttgart, Germany |7th |100 m |11.20   (-0.3 m/s) |- |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |4 × 100 m relay |41.94 |- |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Games |rowspan=2|Ponce, Puerto Rico |4th |200 m |23.92 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4 × 100 m relay |45.75 |- |1996 |Olympic Games |Atlanta, United States |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |4 × 100 m relay |42.24 |}

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==External links== *{{World Athletics}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418090635/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/nikole-mitchell-1.html Profile at Sports-Reference] *[http://rapidas.webcindario.com/seul92-mitchell.jpg Picture of Nikole Mitchell]

{{Footer World Junior Champions women's 100 metres}} {{Footer World Athletics U20 Champions women's 4x100 metres}} {{authority control}}

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