Mitchell Cooper
Mitchell Cooper (born 2 June 1995) is an Australian athlete specialising in the discus throw.[3] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the final.
Personal information | |
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Born | Kippa-Ring, Queensland, Australia, Australia[1] | 2 June 1995
Education | Kansas University[2] |
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 136 kg (300 lb) |
Spouse(s) | Zoe Cooper (October 2019) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Discus throw |
College team | Kansas Jayhawks |
Coached by | Ken Harradine Garth Cooper Andriy Kokhanovsky |
His personal best in the event is 63.98 metres set in Lawrence in 2017.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2011 | Commonwealth Youth Games | Douglas, Isle of Man | 4th | Discus throw (1.5 kg) | 60.54 m |
7th | Hammer throw (5 kg) | 55.37 m | |||
2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 14th (q) | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 56.25 m |
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 6th | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 61.77 m |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 28th (q) | Discus throw | 57.26 m |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 5th | Discus throw | 60.40 m |
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References
- 2018 CWG bio
- "College team bio". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- Mitchell Cooper at World Athletics
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