Kelsey Mitchell (cyclist)

Kelsey Marie Mitchell (born 26 November 1993) is a Canadian professional track cyclist.[1] She won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games in women's individual sprint, and gold at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Mitchell only started cycling in 2017 at the age of 23 after she participated in RBC Training Ground, an athlete funding and talent ID program.[2][1]

Kelsey Mitchell
Mitchell in 2020
Personal information
Full nameKelsey Marie Mitchell
Born (1993-11-26) 26 November 1993
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoSprint
World Championships
2021 RoubaixSprint
Pan American Games
2019 LimaSprint
2019 LimaTeam sprint
Pan American Championships
2019 CochabambaSprint
2019 CochabambaTeam sprint
2019 CochabambaKeirin

Career

Kelsey began her career as a cyclist at age 23, shortly after graduating from the University of Alberta where she played varsity soccer.[3]

In 2019 she broke the 200 m track sprint world record at the UCI Pan American track cycling championships in Cochabamba, Bolivia.[3] She also won sprint gold in the 2019 Pan American Games and placing fourth in the event at the 2020 world championships.[1]

She won the gold medal in the sprint at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][1]

Major results
2021
Olympic Games
1st sprint

References
  1. Dichter, Myles (7 August 2021). "Kelsey Mitchell cycles to gold for Canada's 24th medal of Tokyo Olympics". CBC Sports. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. Wong, Agnes (4 August 2019). "Day 9 at Lima 2019: Golden finales, historic firsts and more". Canadian Olympic Committee.
  3. Mackinnon, Kevin (30 September 2019). "Kelsey Mitchell: Out of the oil refinery and on a path to the Olympics". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. "Kelsey Mitchell gold Canada women's track cycling Tokyo Olympics – The Sports Network". TSN. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.


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