Roy Mitchell (sailor)
Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Erith, England | 6 April 1913
Died | 27 August 1968 Bourne, England | (aged 55)
Sport | |
Sport | Sailing |
Roy Mitchell (6 April 1913 – 27 August 1968) was a British sailor. He competed with his wife Jean in the Star event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
John Frederick Roy Mitchell was the eldest son of the civil engineer Frederick Gilbert Mitchell.[2] He succeeded his father as chairman of Mitchell Engineering Ltd. following his father's death in 1962.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Roy Mitchell". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Frederick Gilbert Mitchell - Graces Guide". www.gracesguide.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "LEADERS OF BRITISH INDUSTRY: ROY MITCHELL". The Sphere (3287). 1 June 1963. p. 28. Retrieved 28 December 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links[]
- Roy Mitchell at Olympics.com
- Roy Mitchell at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1913 births
- 1968 deaths
- British male sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors of Great Britain
- Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Star
- People from Erith
- British yacht racing biography stubs