14 Facts About Dennis Mitchell

Dennis Allen Mitchell was born on February 20,1966 and is an American former college and international track and field athlete, who was a member of the gold medal-winning team in the 4 x 100 meters relay race at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Dennis Mitchell received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he ran for the Florida Gators track and field team in National Collegiate Athletic Association and Southeastern Conference competition from 1986 to 1989.

In 1989, Dennis Mitchell won the NCAA championships in 200 meters race, and he was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2005.

In 1991, just a month before the World Championships, Dennis Mitchell set his first world record in the 4 x 100 meters relay of 37.67 at Zurich.

At the World Championships, Dennis Mitchell was again a member of the American 4 x 100 meters relay team, in which he set a new world record of 37.50 in the final.

Dennis Mitchell won a bronze medal in the individual 100 meters race, just 0.01 seconds shy of the world record.

In 1992, Dennis Mitchell won his first United States National Championships title in the 100 meters.

At the Barcelona Olympics, Dennis Mitchell ran his third world record in 4 x 100 meters relay of 37.40 and won again a bronze medal in the 100 meters race.

At the 1993 World Championships, Dennis Mitchell won his third bronze at the international championships in individual 100 meters and his third gold in relay event with a world record, as this time the American team equaled their own world record of 37.40.

Dennis Mitchell won a gold medal in 100 meters at the 1994 Goodwill Games, but injured himself in the heats of 100 -meters at the 1995 World Championships.

At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Dennis Mitchell was fourth in 100-meters and won a silver medal as a member of the second-place US 4x100-meters relay team.

Dennis Mitchell is married to Damu Cherry-Dennis Mitchell, an Olympian in the 100-meter hurdles, and has four children.

Dennis Mitchell has trained world class athletes including Sha'Carri Richardson, Kenny Bednarek, Justin Gatlin, Aaron Brown, Kaylin Whitney, and Javianne Oliver among others.

In 1998, Dennis Mitchell was banned by International Association of Athletics Federations for two years after a test showed high levels of testosterone.