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{{short description|British orienteering competitor}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name = Megan Mitchell
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| caption = Megan Carter Davies at the 2022 World Orienteering Championships
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| birth_name = Megan Carter-Davies
| birth_date = {{birth year and age |1996}}
| birth_date = {{birth year and age |1996}}
| birth_place = [[Aberystwyth]], United Kingdom
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| spouse = Ben Mitchell (m.2024)
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{{MedalSilver | [[2022 World Orienteering Championships|2022 Triangle Region]] | Sprint Relay }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2022 World Orienteering Championships|2022 Triangle Region]] | Sprint Relay }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World University Orienteering Championships|World University Championships]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World University Orienteering Championships|World University Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | 2016 [[Miskolc]] | Sprint Relay}}<ref name=UoB></ref>
{{MedalGold | 2016 [[Miskolc]] | Sprint Relay}}<ref name=UoB />
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'''Megan Carter-Davies''' (born 1996) is a British orienteering competitor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IOF Eventor - Megan Carter Davies |url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Athletes/Details/844 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=eventor.orienteering.org |language=en}}</ref> She became sprint world champion at the [[2022 World Orienteering Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sprint success for Great Britain and Norway {{!}} International Orienteering Federation |url=https://orienteering.sport/sprint-success-for-great-britain-and-norway/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=orienteering.sport |language=en}}</ref> This made her only the third British athlete to become world champion in an individual discipline, after [[Yvette Hague]] and [[Jamie Stevenson (orienteer)|Jamie Stevenson]].
'''Megan Mitchell''' ({{née|'''Carter-Davies'''}}; born 1996) is a British orienteering competitor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IOF Eventor - Megan Carter Davies |url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Athletes/Details/844 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=eventor.orienteering.org |language=en}}</ref> She became sprint world champion at the [[2022 World Orienteering Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sprint success for Great Britain and Norway {{!}} International Orienteering Federation |url=https://orienteering.sport/sprint-success-for-great-britain-and-norway/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=orienteering.sport |language=en}}</ref> This made her only the third British athlete to become world champion in an individual discipline, after [[Yvette Hague]] and [[Jamie Stevenson (orienteer)|Jamie Stevenson]].


Carter-Davies was born in [[Aberystwyth]], [[United Kingdom]]. She competes for the orienteering clubs Swansea Bay OC (United Kingdom) and Rajamäen Rykmentti ([[Finland]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Megan Carter-Davies {{!}} On The Red Line |url=https://www.ontheredline.org.uk/athletes/megan-carter-davies |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=www.ontheredline.org.uk}}</ref> Carter-Davies attended the [[University of Bristol]] where she studied [[mathematics]] and was the captain of the orienteering club.<ref name=UoB>{{Cite web |title=University of Bristol Health and Exercise |url=https://www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/news/2016/megan-carter-davies.html |access-date=2 July 2022 |website=bristol.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref> Carter Davies speaks fluent [[Finnish language|Finnish]].<ref name=yle.fi>{{Cite web |title=yle.fi- Megan Carter-Davies |url=https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-12515116 |access-date=2 July 2022 |website=yle.fi |language=fi}}</ref>
Mitchell was born in [[Aberystwyth]], [[United Kingdom]]. She competes for the orienteering clubs Swansea Bay OC (United Kingdom) and Rajamäen Rykmentti ([[Finland]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Megan Carter-Davies {{!}} On The Red Line |url=https://www.ontheredline.org.uk/athletes/megan-carter-davies |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=www.ontheredline.org.uk}}</ref> Carter-Davies attended the [[University of Bristol]] where she studied [[mathematics]] and was the captain of the orienteering club.<ref name=UoB>{{Cite web |title=University of Bristol Health and Exercise |url=https://www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/news/2016/megan-carter-davies.html |access-date=2 July 2022 |website=bristol.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref>


Carter-Davies first tried orienteering at the age of eight, joining Mid-Wales Orienteering club. She has been a member of the [[Wales|Welsh]] orienteering squad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athletics Weekly- Megan Carter-Davies |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/interviews/orienteering-interview-with-megan-carter-davies-1039924273/ |access-date=2 July 2022 |website=athleticsweekly.com |language=en}}</ref>
Mitchell first tried orienteering at the age of eight, joining Mid-Wales Orienteering club. She has been a member of the [[Wales|Welsh]] orienteering squad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athletics Weekly- Megan Carter-Davies |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/interviews/orienteering-interview-with-megan-carter-davies-1039924273/ |access-date=2 July 2022 |website=athleticsweekly.com |date=13 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>


Carter-Davies won her first medals at the World Orienteering Championships in 2022, first achieving a silver medal in the mixed sprint relay with [[Charlotte Ward]], [[Ralph Street]] and [[Kris Jones]]. She followed this up with a silver medal in the knock-out sprint, and finally a gold medal in the sprint final, breaking [[Tove Alexandersson]]'s winning streak of 11 world championship victories in a row (Alexandersson finished in sixth place).<ref name=Insidethegames>{{cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1125114/carter-davies-orienteering-sprint-title |title=Carter Davies wins women’s orienteering sprint title as Alexandersson falters |last=Berkeley |first=Geoff |date=30 June 2022 |website=www.insidethegames.biz |publisher=Inside the Games |access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref>
Mitchell won her first medals at the World Orienteering Championships in 2022, first achieving a silver medal in the mixed sprint relay with [[Charlotte Ward (orienteer)|Charlotte Ward]], [[Ralph Street]] and [[Kris Jones]]. She followed this up with a silver medal in the knock-out sprint, and finally a gold medal in the sprint final, breaking [[Tove Alexandersson]]'s winning streak of 11 world championship victories in a row (Alexandersson finished in sixth place).<ref name=Insidethegames>{{cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1125114/carter-davies-orienteering-sprint-title |title=Carter Davies wins women's orienteering sprint title as Alexandersson falters |last=Berkeley |first=Geoff |date=30 June 2022 |website=www.insidethegames.biz |publisher=Inside the Games |access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref>

==Results==
===World Championship results===
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|rowspan="2" colspan="1" width="10%"|'''Year'''
|- style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"
| width="5%"|Long
| width="5%"|Middle
| width="5%"|Sprint
| width="5%"|Relay
| width="5%"|Sprint<br>Relay
| width="5%"|Knock Out<br>Sprint
|- style="background-color:#8CB2D8; color:white;"
|-
| [[2017 World Orienteering Championships|2017]] || — || —|| 28 || 7 || — || {{n/a}}
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| [[2018 World Orienteering Championships|2018]] || — || 20 || 28 || {{Abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}} || 7 || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[2019 World Orienteering Championships|2019]] || — || 21 || {{n/a}} || 9 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[2021 World Orienteering Championships|2021]] || 6 || 26 || — || 7 || 6 || {{n/a}}
|-
| [[2022 World Orienteering Championships|2022]] || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || bgcolor=gold | 1 || {{n/a}} || bgcolor=silver | 2 || bgcolor=silver | 2
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| [[2023 World Orienteering Championships|2023]] || 7 || 12 || {{n/a}} || 8 || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|}


==References==
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==External links==
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{{Footer Orienteering World Champions Women}}
{{Footer Orienteering World Champions Women}}


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Latest revision as of 14:23, 5 November 2024

Megan Mitchell
Personal information
Birth nameMegan Carter-Davies
NationalityBritish
Born1996 (age 28–29)
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
SpouseBen Mitchell (m.2024)
Sport
SportOrienteering
Medal record
Women's orienteering
Representing  United Kingdom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Triangle Region Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2022 Triangle Region Knock-out Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2022 Triangle Region Sprint Relay
World University Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Miskolc Sprint Relay[1]

Megan Mitchell (née Carter-Davies; born 1996) is a British orienteering competitor.[2] She became sprint world champion at the 2022 World Orienteering Championships.[3] This made her only the third British athlete to become world champion in an individual discipline, after Yvette Hague and Jamie Stevenson.

Mitchell was born in Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. She competes for the orienteering clubs Swansea Bay OC (United Kingdom) and Rajamäen Rykmentti (Finland).[4] Carter-Davies attended the University of Bristol where she studied mathematics and was the captain of the orienteering club.[1]

Mitchell first tried orienteering at the age of eight, joining Mid-Wales Orienteering club. She has been a member of the Welsh orienteering squad.[5]

Mitchell won her first medals at the World Orienteering Championships in 2022, first achieving a silver medal in the mixed sprint relay with Charlotte Ward, Ralph Street and Kris Jones. She followed this up with a silver medal in the knock-out sprint, and finally a gold medal in the sprint final, breaking Tove Alexandersson's winning streak of 11 world championship victories in a row (Alexandersson finished in sixth place).[6]

Results

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World Championship results

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Year
Long Middle Sprint Relay Sprint
Relay 		Knock Out
Sprint
2017 — — 28 7 — —
2018 — 20 28 DSQ 7 —
2019 — 21 — 9 — —
2021 6 26 — 7 6 —
2022 — — 1 — 2 2
2023 7 12 — 8 — —

References

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  1. ^ a b "University of Bristol Health and Exercise". bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. ^ "IOF Eventor - Megan Carter Davies". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  3. ^ "Sprint success for Great Britain and Norway | International Orienteering Federation". orienteering.sport. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  4. ^ "Megan Carter-Davies | On The Red Line". www.ontheredline.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  5. ^ "Athletics Weekly- Megan Carter-Davies". athleticsweekly.com. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  6. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (30 June 2022). "Carter Davies wins women's orienteering sprint title as Alexandersson falters". www.insidethegames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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