Robin E. Mitchell (born 10 March 1946 in

Levuka Levuka () is a town on the eastern coast of the Fijian island of Ovalau, in Lomaiviti Province, in the Eastern Division of Fiji. Prior to 1877, it was the capital of Fiji. At the census in 2007, the last to date, Levuka town had a population ...

) is a Fijian sports official. A practicing medical doctor since 1977, he obtained his medical degree at

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in Australia. He was the team physician for Fijian athletes at the

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and

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from 1984 to 1992. In 1994, he was elected as a member of the

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(IOC), and remains a member to this day. He served as Chairman of the South Pacific Games Organising Committee from 1997 to 2003, and simultaneously as President of the

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from 1997 to 2005. He was Vice-President (1989-1993) then Secretary General (1993-2009) of the

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, and has served as its President since 2009. He is also, since 2001, a member of the Foundation Board of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Robin E. Living people Fijian referees and umpires World Anti-Doping Agency members International Olympic Committee members 1946 births People from Levuka Fijian people of British descent University of Adelaide alumni Fijian sports physicians