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PROFILE
| Nickname | Mitchy or Pigeon |
| DOB | 20/10/1992 |
| Age | 18 |
| Born | Sunshine Coast, QLD |
| Lives | Gold Coast |
| Club | North Burleigh |
| Coach | Pat O’Keeffe, Dan Norton Smith, Nick Crilly and Jeff Lemarseny |
CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- 10th place debut Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain IronMan Series
- 4th 2011 Coolangatta Gold
- 3rd U/19 Australian Ironman
- 2nd U/19 Australian Board Race
- 2nd Australian U/15 surf race
- Won 7 consecutive QLD state Ironman championships for age
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MORE ABOUT MITCH…..
NAME: Mitchell Miller
NAME YOU GET CALLED DOWN THE BEACH: Mitchy, Pigeon
AGE: 18
HOME TOWN: Sunshine Coast, QLD
CLUB: North Burleigh SLSC
FORMER CLUBS: Mooloolaba, Noosa
COACH: Pat O’Keeffe, Dan Norton Smith, Nick Crilly and Jeff Lemarseny
HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN IN SURF LIFE SAVING?: 12 years
BEST LEG: Swim or Board
DO YOU HAVE FAMILY THAT COMPETE TOO (AND IF SO, WHO)?: No
FAVOURITE IRONMAN / IRONWOMAN: Zane Holmes, Ky Hurst and Darren Mercer
FAVOURITE ATHLETE FROM ANY SPORT: Muhammad Ali
FAVOURITE HOME SURF SPOT: North Burleigh, Gold Coast
FAVOURITE FORMAT: Eliminator, Newcastle (Rd3)/Noosa (Rd6) or Enduro, Surfers Paradise (Rd1)
BOARD YOU PADDLE: Dolphin
SKI YOU PADDLE: D1 Dolphin
BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR CAREER: My parents and Darren Mercer
TOP THREE COMPETITION RESULTS:
- 10th place debut Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Series
- 3rd U/19 Australian Ironman
- 4th 2011 Coolangatta Gold
2011/12 SEASON GOALS: To win U/19 and open Ironman at Australian Championships and be competitive in the Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain IronMan Series
CAREER GOALS: To train hard and become one of the best Ironmen in history
DO YOU HAVE ANY SPONSORS (AND IF SO, WHO): Dolphin Surf Craft, Rival
WHAT’S THE HEAVIEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU IN THE SURF? Snapped my brand new Dolphin board when I was 15 and was pretty upset. I still have the same board today and it surfs great
ARE YOU AT UNI OR WORKING? Finished school last year and work part-time
IS ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY FAMOUS? My brother Billy Miller plays water polo for Australian open men’s team
DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMOUS FRIENDS: Mark Visser
BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE: My family and friends. Family means everything to me and everyone involved in my sporting career from all my coaches and all my sponsors
NAME THREE PEOPLE YOU’D LIKE TO GO ON A SURF TRIP WITH (YOU DON’T HAVE TO KNOW THEM): Kelly Slater, Andy Irons and Jennifer Hawkins
FAVOURITE FOOD: Mexican
FAVOURITE DRINK: Mountain Dew
FAVOURITE BAND / PERFORMER: Jack Johnson, Adele, Eminem
TOP 4 SONGS ON YOUR IPOD: Lose yourself, Times Like These, Run This Town, Runaway
FAVOURITE 3 TV SHOWS: Two and a Half Men, Hamish and Andy, The Voice
FAVOURITE MOVIE: Ali, Horrible Bosses
FAVOURITE SPORTING TEAM: Brisbane Broncos NRL team and Gold Coast Suns AFL team
TELL EVERYBODY SOMETHING THEY DONT KNOW ABOUT YOU: I spent a weekend away surfing and doing tow-ins with RedBull big wave legend Ross Clarke Jones
