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| Human Interest | |
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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | WA Thundersticks: Australia |
General Interest | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Making his debut for Australia, and winning the 2012 Champions Trophy in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. (ausport.gov.au, 01 Jan 2013) |
| Other sports | He has played cricket at regional level in Australia. (olympics.com.au, 20 Aug 2010) |
| Famous relatives | His father Grant played hockey for Australia at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and was also part of the team that won gold at the 1986 World Cup in London, England. His grandfather Don Mitton also represented Australia in hockey during a tour of New Zealand in 1958, and his brother Joel plays hockey at club level in Western Australia. (hockey.org.au, 06 Dec 2015; sportal.com.au, 13 Jul 2010; smh.com.au, 19 Jul 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | His father Grant encouraged him to play the sport. |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Australia hockey player Rob Hammond, US basketball player LeBron James, Australian rules football player Chris Judd. (hockeywa.org.au, 27 Oct 2012; sportingpulse.com, 04 Feb 2013) |
| Ambitions | To represent Australia at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (ausport.gov.au, 01 Jan 2013) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Jason Butcher [club]; Graham Reid [national], AUS |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Forward |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began playing hockey at age five. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2010 |
| Competing for | Australia |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Residence | Perth, WA, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Sports, golf, basketball, going to the beach, cooking. (hockeywa.org.au, 27 Oct 2012; ausport.gov.au, 01 Jan 2013; hockey.org.au, 06 Dec 2015) |
| Injuries | He has had a stress fracture in his shin bone. (sportingpulse.com, 04 Feb 2013) |
| Most influential person in career | His parents. (hockeywa.org.au, 27 Oct 2012) |
International Debut | |
| Location | Malaysia |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Mitz, Mitts (sportingpulse.com, 04 Feb 2013; hockey.org.au, 06 Dec 2015) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Run hard, never give up and enjoy." (hockeywa.org.au, 27 Oct 2012) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English |
International Debut | |
| Tournament | Sultan Azlan Shah Cup |
General Interest | |
| Other information | RAYS He represented the Ranchi Rays in the 2015 and 2016 editions of the professional Hockey India League [HIL], and won the 2015 title. )edgehockey.com.au, 24 Feb 2015; hockey.org.au, 01 Mar 2016) DEVELOPMENT He has worked as a sports development role for Western Australia's governing body for hockey, Hockey WA, covering game development, participation and high performance. (Hockey WA, 26 Mar 2014) |