Curtis Mitchell (born March 11, 1989) is an American athlete, who specialises in the

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and 200 meters.

Career

Mitchell was a 2008 & 2009 junior college 4 time outdoor all American and state champion in the 100 and 200 m at Southwestern College in

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. Mitchell had a successful collegiate career for

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ...

. At the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships he won the 200 m and was part of Texas A&M's winning team in the 4 × 400 m relay. His time in the 200 m was 20.38 s, the best indoor time in the world that year and a Texas A&M record. At the outdoor championships that year he placed second to

Rondel Sorrillo Rondel Kelvin Sorrillo (born 24 January 1986) is a Trinidad and Tobago sprinter, who specializes in the 200 meters. He was the first University of Kentucky athlete to win the men's 200 m title at the NCAA championships, winning it in 2010. Sorr ...

in the 200 m, helping Texas A&M to their second consecutive NCAA team title. In 2010, Mitchell represented the United States at the NACAC Under-23 Championships in Miramar,

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, winning gold in both 200 m and the

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. In the 200 m semi-finals he clocked a wind-legal personal best of 19.99 s, placing him seventh in the world that year. Mitchell turned professional in January 2011, forgoing his final year of collegiate eligibility to sign with Adidas and join the training group of two-time

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Tyson Gay Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 and 200 meters. His 100 m personal best of 9.69 seconds is the American record and makes him tied for the second fastest athlete over 100 m ...

. Mitchell won Bronze at the 2013 IAAF World Championships behind

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and Warren Weir in a time of 20.04 seconds.

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* * 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Daytona Beach, Florida American male sprinters World Athletics Championships medalists Texas A&M Aggies men's track and field athletes Texas A&M University alumni USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub