Date of birth | 22 July 1989 | |||||||||
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Place of birth | Cuckfield, England | |||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||
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2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team |
Tom Mitchell (born 22 July 1989) is an English rugby union player. He represents England in rugby sevens and won a silver medal representing Great Britain in the 2016 Summer Olympics; he is also the captain for both teams. He debuted for England at the 2012 Wellington Sevens.
In 2015 he fractured his leg and dislocated his ankle during the 2014–15 Sevens World Series. He was injured during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in a match against Australia. Earlier in his career Mitchell played for Oxford University, scoring a try in their victory over Cambridge in the 2011 Varsity Match.