Nikole Alangia Mitchell (also spelled ''Nicole;'' born 5 June 1974) is a retired

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

n sprinter who specialized in the

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. She also competed on the successful Jamaican team in the

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, winning an Olympic bronze medal in 1996. In 1993, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the

1993 CARIFTA Games The 22nd CARIFTA Games was held in Fort-de-France, Martinique, on April 10–11, 1993. Participation (unofficial) Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of abou ...

. 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 always the best athlete, doing well in the 100m and 200m.

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Profile at Sports-ReferencePicture of Nikole Mitchell
1974 births Living people Jamaican female sprinters Olympic athletes of Jamaica Olympic bronze medalists for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica World Athletics Championships medalists Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Jamaican women {{Jamaica-Olympic-medalist-stub