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Olympic champion Rick Mitchell dies aged 66 – The Sydney Morning Herald
Rick Mitchell was the last Australian male runner to win an individual Olympic medal on the track. He passed away on Sunday night from prostate cancer.
Australian Olympic trailblazer Rick Mitchell, who won silver in the 400-metre at the Moscow Olympics, died on Sunday night from prostate cancer.
Mitchell was the last Australian male runner to win an individual Olympic medal on the track. Men have since won Olympic medals in relays, in walks on the road and jumping medals in the track field, but no male has won an Olympic individual track medal since Mitchell.
The 66-year-old was a member of the Athletics Australia Hall of Fame, went to three Olympics…
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