Roy Mitchell (6 April 1913 – 27 August 1968) was a British

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

. He competed with his wife Jean in the Star event at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

. John Frederick Roy Mitchell was the eldest son of the civil engineer Frederick Gilbert Mitchell. He succeeded his father as chairman of Mitchell Engineering Ltd. following his father's death in 1962.

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* 1913 births 1968 deaths British male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Great Britain Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Star People from Erith {{UK-yachtracing-bio-stub