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Rick Mitchell

1955 - 2021

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Richard Charles Mitchell OAM (24 March 1955 – 30 May 2021) was an Australian sprinter and triple Olympian who competed in the 400 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay. Mitchell won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and also won one gold, two silver medals, and one bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1978 and 1982. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rick Mitchell is the 2,605th most popular athlete (up from 3,173rd in 2019), the 502nd most popular biography from Australia (up from 605th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Rick Mitchell ranks 2,605 out of 6,025. Before him are Martín Fiz, Zemfira Meftahatdinova, Jayne Torvill, Nikolay Bazhukov, Ioana Badea, and Thomas Lange. After him are Ulrika Knape, Guido Kratschmer, Brianne Theisen-Eaton, Thomas Schönlebe, Walter D'Hondt, and Shawn Rhoden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Rick Mitchell ranks 617. Before him are Geoffrey A. Landis, Momir Rnić, Steven M. Greer, Maud Olofsson, Ruben Buriani, and Maureen George. After him are Ulrika Knape, Steve Earle, Masakazu Suzuki, Linda Mvusi, Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, and Catherine Asaro. Among people deceased in 2021, Rick Mitchell ranks 677. Before him are Tommy Kirk, David Amess, Porfirio Armando Betancourt, Danish Siddiqui, Keshav Dutt, and Arthur Kopit. After him are Pornsak Songsaeng, Shawn Rhoden, Yury Dokhoian, David Gulpilil, Bipin Rawat, and Vladimir Vysotsky.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Rick Mitchell ranks 502 out of 1,143. Before him are Chilla Porter (1936), Monica Mayhem (1978), Stuart O'Grady (1973), Mike McKay (1964), Kate Allen (1970), and David Theile (1938). After him are Shaun Tan (1974), Adelaide Kane (1990), Allan Davis (1980), Larry Perkins (1950), Adam Garcia (1973), and Rodney Brooks (1954).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Rick Mitchell ranks 43. Before him are June Maston (1928), Wang Yan (null), Judy Amoore (1940), Chilla Porter (1936), Mike McKay (1964), and Kate Allen (1970). After him are Dani Stevens (1988), Andrew Hoy (1959), Eleanor Patterson (1996), Robert de Castella (1957), Jessica Watson (1993), and Mathew Belcher (1982).

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