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'''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]]. |
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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> |
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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> |
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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> |
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==Results== |
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| Birth name | Megan Carter-Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1996 (age 28–29) Aberystwyth, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Ben Mitchell (m.2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Orienteering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]World Championship results
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| 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
[edit]- ^ a b "University of Bristol Health and Exercise". bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "IOF Eventor - Megan Carter Davies". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ "Sprint success for Great Britain and Norway | International Orienteering Federation". orienteering.sport. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ "Megan Carter-Davies | On The Red Line". www.ontheredline.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
- ^ "Athletics Weekly- Megan Carter-Davies". athleticsweekly.com. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Megan Carter Davies at the International Orienteering Federation
- Megan Carter Davies at World of O
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