Mary Mitchell (athlete), Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMary Mitchell (athlete)
New Zealander athletics competitor (1912-2007)
Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1912
Date of Death: 26-Mar-2007
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Mary Mitchell (athlete)
- Mary Jane Logan (née Mitchell, 26 November 1912 – 26 March 2007) was a New Zealand athlete.
- Mainly remembered as a javelin thrower, she represented her country at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, where she finished fourth in the women's javelin with a best throw of 118 feet 1/2 inch (35.98 m).In 1939, she won the inaugural women's javelin throw at the New Zealand athletics championships, with a winning distance of 111 feet 6 1/2 inches (34.00 m).
- She won the national title again in 1940 and 1941, and her distance of 122 feet 6 inches (37.34 m) in 1940 remained the championship record until surpassed by Cleone Rivett-Carnac in 1952.
- At the Auckland women's championships in 1941, Mitchell broke her own New Zealand record with a throw of 125 feet 8 inches (38.30 m).
- She also at one time held the New Zealand women's long jump record, and was a competent high jumper, winning the Auckland championship in 1936.Mitchell was also known for her kauri carving, as an artist, a poet and a horsewoman.
- She died in Dargaville in 2007.
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