11 Facts About Mitchell Watt

Mitchell Watt was the first ever Australian long jump medalist at a World Championship and was the silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Mitchell Watt took an interest in Australian Football and Rugby Union in his later years of high school.

Mitchell Watt was a member of the State team, a team which several current Australian Wallabies played in.

Mitchell Watt backed this up with another bronze medal at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha.

Mitchell Watt won silver at the World Championships in Daegu, with a jump of 8.33 m in an interesting competition where the winning jumps were made in the second round of jumping.

Mitchell Watt won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Mitchell Watt was the 2011 Diamond League Trophy winner for the long jump, picking up the $40,000 bonus.

Mitchell Watt won in Shanghai, London, and Stockholm where he set the Australian record, and had already secured victory before the Final in Zurich.

Mitchell Watt is the first and only Australian to ever win a Diamond League Trophy.

Mitchell Watt finished the 2011 season with the longest 4 out of 5 jumps in the world.

Mitchell Watt has signed endorsements with Adidas, Powerade, Omega, Mitsubishi and Coles Supermarkets.