Olympic Information
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Debut
Recent Performances
- 2nd (javelin) - 2012 St. Wendel World Class Meeting (Germany)
- 3rd (javelin) - 2012 Ostrava Golden Spike (Ostrava, Czech Republic)
- 2nd (javelin) - 2012 National Championships (Melbourne, Australia)
- 2nd (javelin) - 2011 National Championships (Melbourne, Australia)
Career Highlights
- Making the final at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games
- Winning the 2008 National Title
- Throwing a Victorian record and personal best to qualify for the 2010 Australian Team
Interesting Facts
- Kathryn Mitchell enters the Games in blistering form and has been throwing consistently over 60m, a mark she had not cracked before this year.
- Mitchell threw a huge personal best of 64.34m in May at the 2012 Ostrava Golden Spike meet in the Czech Republic.
- Mitchell is a dual Commonwealth Games representative. At the 2006 Melbourne Games she finished sixth and at the 2010 Games she finished fifth.
- Outside her athletics career Mitchell works as a health consultant and fitness trainer. She is also undertaking advanced study in Nutritional Medicine.
Sport
Years on national team
3
Coach
Uwe Hohn (2010 - current)
Eric Hollingsworth (2003 - 2009)
Primary Training Base
Melbourne, Australia
Club
Eureka Athletics Club, Ballarat (VIC, Australia)
Education
Primary
Casterton Primary School (VIC, Australia)
Secondary
Casterton Secondary College & Ballarat High School (VIC, Australia)
Tertiary
Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement)
Athletics Team
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