Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
Mitchell-Blake at the 2016 Olympics
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 2 April 1994 (age 22) |
| Education | Louisiana State University |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Sprint |
| Club | Louisiana State University Tigers |
| Coached by | Dennis Shaver |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.09 (2016) 200 m – 19.95 (2016) |
Nethaneel Joseph Mitchell-Blake (born 2 April 1994) is a British track and field sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. He was the 2013 European Junior Champion and his personal best of 19.95 seconds ranks him as the second-fastest in Britain of all-time in the event.
Born to Joseph Blake and Audrey Mitchell-Blake in Newham, London, his family relocated to Jamaica when he was age thirteen. Having already competed extensively as a child in England, his talent for sprinting was recognised by Jamaica College, who took him on, and he competed at the Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Championships. After a 200 m win at the 2011 Jamaican junior championships in a personal best of 21.54 seconds, he was selected to compete for Great Britain at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics and finished fifth in his semi-final.[http:
Mitchell-Blake was recruited by Louisiana State University and began to compete for them collegiately with the LSU Tigers team. In his freshman year in 2013 he was a 200 m semi-finalist at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and took fourth in the 4 × 100 metres relay there. In the relay he had top three finishes in the Southeastern Conference in both the 4 × 100 metres relay and 4 × 400 metres relay. He represented Great Britain at the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships and was the 200 m champion, having set a best of 20.62 seconds. He also helped his country to fifth in the relay.
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