Mitchell Watt

This article is about an athlete. For the basketball player, see Mitchell Watt (basketball). For the South African physician and author, see John Mitchell Watt.

Mitchell Watt
Watt at the 2011 World championships Athletics in Daegu.
Personal information
Born (1988-03-25) 25 March 1988 (age 36)
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Country Australia
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
Achievements and titles
Highest world rankingWorld Number 1
Personal best8.54m
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Long jump
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Daegu Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Berlin Long jump
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Doha Long jump
Updated on 15 August 2012

Mitchell Watt (born 25 March 1988) is an Australian track & field athlete. His main event is the long jump and holds the current Oceania record for the long jump – 8.54m. He was the first ever Australian long jump medalist at a World Championship and was the silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

  1. ^ Dan Silkstone, Berlin (23 August 2009). "We see the future of athletics ... and it's 21 years old". The Age. Australia. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Mitch Watt Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2017.