Get to know Jean Mitchell
- Age: 24
- Sport: Rowing
- Event/Category: Women's Four
- Olympic History: Paris 2024 (9th in Women's Four)
- Club: Melbourne University Boat Club
Jean's story
Jean is a member of the Melbourne University Boat Club (MUBC) and represented Australia in the Women's Four in Paris, where her crew finished ninth.
At 16, Jean was diagnosed with medulloblastoma brain cancer. Over the next two years Jean was forced to pause her rowing and academic endeavours, going through several rounds of chemotherapy. After two long and challenging years for Jean, she was now in remission and returned to rowing shortly after. Now training consistently with MUBC, Jean was eventually selected for Australia to take on the 2022 international rowing season.
Although missing out on international selection in 2023, Jean impressed domestically, winning the open coxless four national title with MUBC at the Australian Rowing Championships, returning to the international team in 2024 and earning selection for Paris.