Roy Mitchell (6 April 1913 – 27 August 1968) was a British
sailor
A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. While the term ''sailor'' ...
. He competed with his wife
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in the
Star event at the
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...
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John Frederick Roy Mitchell was the eldest son of the civil engineer
Frederick Gilbert Mitchell. He succeeded his father as chairman of Mitchell Engineering Ltd. following his father's death in 1962.
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1913 births
1968 deaths
British male sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors for Great Britain
Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Star
People from Erith
Sportspeople from the London Borough of Bexley
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