Glen Ronald Mitchell (born 11 May 1958) is a retired British

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. He competed in the

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event at the

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Cycling career

In addition to his Olympic Games representation he also represented

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and won a

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in the 4,000 metres team pursuit, at the

1978 Commonwealth Games The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 3 to 12 August, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with a ...

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. Mitchell is a 10 times British track champion, winning the British National Omnium Championships in 1986, the

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in 1977 & 1979, the British National Madison Championships in 1977 & 1979, the

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in 1980, 1981 & 1983 and the

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in 1977 & 1981.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Glen 1958 births Living people English male cyclists British male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Cyclists from the London Borough of Lambeth Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Cyclists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games People from Lambeth Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in cycling