Mitchell Lightfoot Explained

Mitchell Lightfoot
Nationality:Australian
Sport:Track and Field
Event:110 metres hurdles
Birth Date:22 July 2003
Pb:110m hurdles: 13.65 (Brisbane, 2023)

Mitchell Lightfoot (born 22July 2003) is an Australian track and field athlete. In 2023, he became Australian national champion and won gold at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara in the 110m hurdles.100m hurdles[1]

Early life

Lightfoot is from Maitland, New South Wales, where he attended Maitland High School and became NSW All School Champion in the 110m hurdles.[2] [3] [4]

Career

In January 2022, Lightfoot won the NSW U20 Championship title in the 110m hurdles, setting a new personal best time.[5] He followed this up in April 2022 by winning the Australian U20 title.[6] Lightfoot finished fourth at the World U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in August 2022.[7]

Lightfoot won gold at the 2022–23 Australian Athletics Championships in Brisbane, setting a new personal best time that places him inside the top-10 Australians of all time.[8]

In December 2023, he became the Oceanic champion at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, setting a new event record time of 14.19 seconds.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: M.Lightfoot. World Athletics. 5 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Maitland’s Lightfoot sizzles at NSW Country Championships. Newcastle Weekly. 5 December 2023. Rod. Thompson. January 23, 2022.
  3. Web site: 5 December 2023. 13 December 2021. NSW ALL SCHOOLS DAY 4 REVIEW: LIGHTFOOT QUICK OVER THE HURDLES. NSW Athletics.
  4. Web site: Lightfoot on fast track to success. Newcastle Weekly. 5 December 2023. Rod. Thompson. January 21, 2022.
  5. Web site: Mitchell Lightfoot tunes up for World Junior Championships with personal best victory. Newcastle Herald. 5 December 2023. Michael. Hartshorn. January 25, 2022.
  6. Web site: Aussie champion Mitchell Lightfoot sets sights on world titles in Columbia. Maitland Mercury. 5 December 2023. Michael. Hartshorn. April 21, 2022.
  7. Web site: Maitland hurdler Mitchell Lightfoot’s storming finale at the U20 World Champs in Colombia. Daily Telegraph. 5 December 2023. 5 August 2022.
  8. Web site: Hunter hurdler Mitch Lightfoot says 'more to come' after breaking through for maiden national title, top-10 Australian time. Newcastle Herald. 5 December 2023. Josh. Callinan. 5 April 2023.
  9. Web site: Australia’s Lightfoot sets new Pacific Games record in men’s 100m hurdles . Sol2023. 5 December 2023. December 1, 2023. Joanna. Lester.
  10. Web site: Double gold for Australia in hurdles finals. sbs.com. 5 December 2023. 30 November 2023.

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