Mitchell Cooper | |
Birth Date: | 2 June 1995 |
Birth Place: | Kippa-Ring, Queensland, Australia, Australia[1] |
Height: | 1.96 m |
Weight: | 136 kg |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Discus throw |
Education: | University of Kansas[2] |
Spouse: | Zoe Cooper (October 2019) |
Collegeteam: | Kansas Jayhawks |
Coach: | Ken Harradine Garth Cooper Andriy Kokhanovsky |
Mitchell Cooper (born 2 June 1995) is an Australian athlete specialising in the discus throw. He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the final.
His personal best in the event is 63.98 metres set in Lawrence in 2017.
Representing | ||||||
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2011 | Commonwealth Youth Games | Douglas, Isle of Man | 4th | Discus throw (1.5 kg) | 60.54 m | |
7th | Hammer throw (5 kg) | 55.37 m | ||||
2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 14th (q) | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 56.25 m | |
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 6th | Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 61.77 m | |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 28th (q) | Discus throw | 57.26 m | |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 5th | Discus throw | 60.40 m |