.jpg) Rio Mitcham in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | (1999-08-30)30 August 1999 (age 26) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
Event | 400 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbests |
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Medal record | |
Rio Mitcham (born 30 August 1999) is a Britishtrack and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. He won two medals in the 4 x 400 metres relays at the2023 World Athletics Championships and was a gold medalist in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the2022 European Athletics Championships.
He won a silver medal at the England Athletics u23 Championship in June 2021 in the400 metres.[1][2] In July 2022 at the British Championships Mitcham ran a personal best to qualify for the final and then secured a bronze medal in the final with an improved personal best time of 46.22.[3]
He was a member of the British relay team that ran in the2022 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, winning gold in Munich.[4]
He was selected for the2023 World Athletics Championships inBudapest in August 2023 and competed in themixed4 × 400 m relay. He won a silver medal as the British team set a new national record time of 3:11.06.[5]
He was named in the British team for the2025 World Athletics Relays inGuangzhou.[6] He ran in the men’s 4 x 400 metres relay, alongsideCharlie Dobson,Toby Harries andEfe Okoro as the British quartet finished a close second to Belgium in their heat to qualify for the final and secure a place for Britain at the 2025 World Championships.[7]
He was an alumnus ofLoughborough University.[8] In 2022 Mitchum competed in the eleventh series of the music reality TV showThe Voice performing as Smokiecoco with his brother Alex. The brothers were successful in their initial audition, joiningWill.i.am's team for the latter stages of the competition. He is fromTelford.[9][10]
