Sarah Mitton
Sarah Dawn Mitton (born 20 June 1996) is a Canadian athlete specialising in the shot put.[2] She represented Canada at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics placing 28th among contestants,She also represented her country in the shot put at the 2019 World Championships in Doha without reaching the final. Earlier that year she won a gold medal in the women's shot put event at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sarah Dawn Mitton |
| Born | 20 June 1996 Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Education | University of Windsor[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Shot put |
| Club | SISU Throws Club |
| Coached by | Richard Parkinson [Greg Killam] [Terry Metcalf] |
Her personal bests in the event are 18.89 metres outdoors (2021) and 18.00 metres indoors (Iowa City 2020).
Mitton competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][4][5]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2015 | Pan American Junior Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 4th | Shot put | 14.57 m |
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 10th | Shot put | 16.32 m |
| 2019 | Universiade | Naples, Italy | 1st | Shot put | 18.31 m |
| Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 6th | Shot put | 17.62 m | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 24th (q) | Shot put | 17.24 m | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 28th (q) | Shot put | 16.62 m |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 7th | Shot put | 19.02 m |
References
- "2017 Universiade bio". Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- Sarah Mitton at World Athletics
- Nichols, Paula (3 July 2021). "Team Canada to have 57 competitors in athletics at Tokyo 2020". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- "57 athletes nominated to Canada's Olympic track & field team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- "Athletics MITTON Sarah - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
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