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[1] and an Olympic bronze medal in 1996.

Nikole Mitchell
Medal record
Representing  Jamaica
Athletics
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Ponce 4x100 m relay
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Stuttgart 4x100 m relay
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 4x100 m relay

In 1993, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1993 CARIFTA Games.[2][3]

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

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Jamaica
1990 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Kingston, Jamaica 1st 100 m 11.77   (1.9 m/s)
1st 200 m 24.30 w   (3.4 m/s)
CARIFTA Games (U-20) 1st 4 × 100 m relay 45.39
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Havana, Cuba 1st 100 m 11.88   (0.2 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 46.66
World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2nd 100m 11.47 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.82
1991 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st 100 m 11.40   (1.7 m/s)
1st 200 m 23.48
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 1st 100m 11.30 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.96
1993 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Fort-de-France, Martinique 1st 100 m 11.43   (0.3 m/s)
1st 200 m 23.25   (-1.2 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 45.23
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 7th 100 m 11.20   (-0.3 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 41.94
Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 4th 200 m 23.92
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 45.75
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.24

References

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  1. ^ Mujeres Rápidas - Campeonatos del Mundo Junior - Seúl 1992 - Jamaica, victoria en 4x100 metros (Nicole Mitchell) (in Spanish), retrieved 27 March 2012
  2. ^ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 2 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012, retrieved 12 October 2011
  3. ^ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 3 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012, retrieved 12 October 2011
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