David Mitchell (canoeist)
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Arthur David Mitchell (born 5 February 1943) is a British retired slalom canoeist who competed in the 1960s and the 1970s. He won two medals at the
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...
, with a silver in
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(K-1) and a bronze in 1963 Spittal (Folding K-1 team). Mitchell also finished 22nd in the K-1 event at the
1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
in Munich. Mitchell holds the record for the most consecutive British National Titles with 6, and has a total of 8. After retiring from racing in 1975 Mitchell coached the United States from 1977 to 1992. In 1967 Mitchell began his course designing career that he continued through 2000, with his last course being the Sydney Olympic course. He designed the course for the 1996 and 2000 Olympics and many World Championships. Mitchell also has an extensive collection of wild water medals.


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British male canoeists 1943 births Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Great Britain Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{UK-canoe-bio-stub