Mitchell Cooper

Mitchell Cooper (born 2 June 1995) is an Australian athlete specialising in the discus throw.^[3] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the final.

Mitchell Cooper

Personal information
Born	(1995-06-02) 2 June 1995 (age 30) Kippa-Ring, Queensland, Australia, Australia[1]
Education	University of Kansas[2]
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	136 kg (300 lb)
Spouse	Zoe Cooper (October 2019)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
College team	Kansas Jayhawks
Coached by	Ken Harradine Garth Cooper Andriy Kokhanovsky

Cooper is from Burpengary, Queensland, Australia. He was an All-American thrower for the Kansas Jayhawks track and field team, finishing 6th in the discus at the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.^[4]

His personal best in the event is 63.98 metres set in Lawrence in 2017.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Australia
2011	Commonwealth Youth Games	Douglas, Isle of Man	4th	Discus throw (1.5 kg)	60.54 m
			7th	Hammer throw (5 kg)	55.37 m
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	14th (q)	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	56.25 m
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, United States	6th	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	61.77 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	28th (q)	Discus throw	57.26 m
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	5th	Discus throw	60.40 m