Great Olympians

Biographies - PAT

Thierry Pata

B. 1965-02-12, represented France
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Men's 200 m Breaststroke	10th	100
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	10th	25
		125

Patai Zoltán

B. 1900-09-24, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1982-05-19
Football

	1924	HP
Men's Football	R2	26.38
		26.38

He was the coach of the 1936 Hungarian team.

Pataki Ferenc

B. 1917-09-18, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1988-04-25
Gymnastics (1 gold, 2 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	19th	23rd	1.856
Men's Team All-Around	bronze	sixth	800
Men's Floor Exercise	gold	14th	1604
Men's Horse Vault	bronze	19th	640.4
Men's Parallel Bars	18th	40th	0.64
Men's Horizontal Bar	68th	31st	-
Men's Rings	11th	32nd	16
Men's Pommeled Horse	45th	57th	-
			3062.896

Pataki Mihály

Olympic Competitor nr 5252

1912-06-30-13:30 - Football - quarterfinal - lost (Qc)
1912-07-05-19:00 - Football - fifth place match - won (500)

William Andrew "Bill" Pataky

B. 1930-05-12, Windsor, Ont., Canada; D. 2004-06-24
Basketball

	1952	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Pataky Dénes

B. 1916-06-30, Budapest, Hungary; D. 1987-04-07
Figure Skating

	1936	HP
Men's Singles	9th	240
		240

Dodyu Patarinski

B. 1933-08-16, Ugarchin, Bulgaria
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Triple Jump	QU:19th	2.4
		2.4

Peter Patasi

B. 1948-03-17, Bratislava, Slovakia, represented Canada
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1976	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	SF:4th	34
		34

	1920	HP
Men's 10000 m	R1:dnf	0.0016
Men's Cross-Country	dnf	0.000005
Men's Cross-Country, Team	(fourth)	-
		0.001605

George Patching

Olympic Competitor nr 5528

1912-07-06-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-06-15:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, semifinals - first (Q)
1912-07-07-14:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, final - fourth (1600)
1912-07-10-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-10-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, semifinals - DNF (-2.27)
1912-07-12-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-12-16:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, semifinals - third (31.12)

Glenn Scott Patching

B. 1958-04-12, represented Australia
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	1980	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	18th		2.56
Men's 100 m Backstroke	9th	16th	166.4
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay		(gold)	64
			232.96

Mohan Magan Patel

B. 1952-11-11, Auskland, New Zealand
Hockey (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	(gold)	800
		800

Ramesh Unka Patel

B. 1953-09-12, Auckland, New Zealand
Hockey (1 gold)

	1972	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	9th	gold		7th	3480
					3480

Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Patera

B. 1943-11-06, Portland, Oreg., USA
Weightlifting

	1972	HP
Men's Super-Heavyweight (+110 kg)	dnf	38.4
		38.4

Luigi Paterlini

B. 1923-08-09, Brescia, Italy; D. 1974
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 4x400 m Relay	FI:dnf	160
		160

Peter Paternelli

B. 1856-03-10 Strigno, Trento, Italy, competed for Austria

Olympic Competitor nr 5139

1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot
1912-06-30-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot - 17th (4)
1912-07-04-10:00 - Shooting - Running Deer, single shot, team - fourth (400)

From a part of Austria that became Italian after 1920, so I class him as Italian

Marcel Paterni

B. 1936-09-22, Casablanca, Morocco, represented France; D. 2019-07-13
Weightlifting

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)		fourth		3000.24
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	7th		dnf	3000.24
				3000.24

He competed for France past 1960, so no reason to call this athlete Moroccan.

Fernando Paternoster

B. 1903-05-24, Pehuajó, Argentina; D. 1967-06-06
Football (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Henri Paternóster

B. 1908-01-09, Bruxelles, Belgium; D. 2007-09-30
Fencing (1 bronze)

	1936	1948	HP
Men's Foil, Individual		SF:6th	65
Men's Foil, Team	SF:3rd	bronze	929.5
			994.5

Paola Paternoster

B. 1935-12-22, Roma, Italy; D. 2018-06-26
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	HP
Women's Discus Throw	11th	QU:20th	97.5
Women's Javelin Throw	QU:15th		15
			112.5

Roger Paternoster

B. 1934-06-20, Antwerpen, Belgium
Hockey

	1956	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Jean Louis Paternotte

B. 1931-06-18, represented Belgium
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	QF	861
		861

Alan Sinclair Paterson

B. 1928-06-11, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1999-05-08
Athletics

	1948	1952	HP
Men's High Jump	7th	24th	600.24
			600.24

Eric Evan Paterson

B. 1929-09-11, Edmonton, Alb., Canada; D. 2014-01-14
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

George Murray Paterson

B. 1940-11-06, Milton, New Zealand
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Eights	11th	32
		32

(William Henry) Mark Paterson

B. 1947-09-24, Auckland, New Zealand; D. 2022-08-05
Sailing

	1976	HP
Two Person Dinghy (470)	fifth	1250
		1250

William Paterson

represented Australia
Wrestling - Greco-Roman

	1956	HP
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)	8th	384
		384

Patestos Patestidis

represented Smyrna
Athletics - Track & Field

	1906	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:ac	-2.23
		0.0023

Olympic Competitor nr 2869

1906-04-25-16:00 - Athletics - 100 m, round one - AC

André Patey

B. 1942-01-16, represented France
Bobsleigh

	1968	HP
Four−Man	7th	300
		300

Saravuth Pathipakornchai

B. 1950-04-10, Krung Thep, Thailand
Football

	1968	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th	7.25
		7.25

Ramalingam Pathmarajah

B. 1948-02-14, represented Malaysia
Hockey

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	8th	8th	256
			256

Bandu Patil (1)

B. 1936-01-01, Belgaum (now Belagavi), Karn., India
Hockey (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's Team	(gold)	800
		800

He was also on the team in 1960, but did not play.

Bandu Patil (2)

B. 1942-09-16, represented India
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1964	HP
FR Men's Featherweight (-63 kg)	15th	15
GR Men's Featherweight (-63 kg)	24th	0.24
		15.24

Víctor Patíñez

B. 1949-11-08, El Tigre, Venezuela
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 4x400 m Relay	R1:16th	6.4
		6.4

Jorge Armando Patiño Del Arca

B. 1911-12-18, Lima, Peru
Shooting

	1936	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle	51st	0.00000096
		0.00000096

Leonello Patiño

represented Peru
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's Shot Put	QU:nm	1.5
		1.5

Reynaldo Patiño

represented El Salvador
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	14th	4
		4

Vladimir Leonidovich Patkin

B. 1945-12-08, Bobrov, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Volleyball (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Jarmila Pátková

B. 1953-06-09, Brno, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Rowing

	1976	HP
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls	fifth	750
		750

Nigel David Patmore

B. 1960-09-04, represented Australia
Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Libuše Patočková

B. 1933-03-17, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2010-01-01
Cross-Country Skiing

	1956	HP
Women's 10 kilometres	19th	2
Women's 3x5 kilometres Relay	sixth	160
		162

Patóh Magdolna

B. 1948-05-12, Fifakovo, Slovakia, represented Hungary
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	1972	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:22nd	7th	400.4
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	fifth	fourth	650
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	R1:12th		10
			1060.4

Elizabeth "Liz" Paton

B. 1952-11-08, represented Great Britain
Rowing

	1980	HP
Women's Eights	fifth	500
		500

Jean Patou

Olympic Competitor nr 3446

1908-07-13-16:15 - Cycling - Track - Tandem, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-14-16:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (660 yds), round one - second (0.510)
1908-07-15-17:00 - Cycling - Track - Tandem, semifinal - fourth (307.5)
1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - DNF

+cyr 1912

Aneta "Anca" Pătrășcoiu

B. 1967-10-17, Baia Mare, Romania
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1984	1988	HP
Women's 100 m Backstroke	fifth	9th	1160
Women's 200 m Backstroke	bronze	9th	2720
Women's 200 m Individual Medley		sixth	640
Women's 400 m Individual Medley	16th		6.4
			4526.4

Héctor Luis Patri

B. 1956-12-14, La Plata, Argentina
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg)	QF	861
		861

William C. "Bill" Patrick

B. 1931-12-19, represented Canada; D. 2016-06-22
Aquatics - Diving

	1956	HP
Men's Springboard	10th	100
Men's Platform	15th	10
		110

Jack Patrick

B. 1898-11-25, Palo Alto, Cal., USA; D. 1959-05-31
Rugby (2 gold)

	1920	1924	HP
Men's Team	gold	gold	6400
			6400

James Allan Patrick

B. 1963-06-14, Winnipeg, Man., Canada
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Claudio Patrignani

B. 1959-01-09, Fano, Italy
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 1500 metres	R1:39th	-3.16
		0.00016

Gianni Patrignani

B. 1906, Pesaro, Italy; D. 1991
Swimming

	1924	HP
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay	SF:4th	82
		82

Nadezhda Nikolayevna Patrikeyeva

competed in 1984 as

Nadezhda Andreyeva

B. 1959-01-03, Murmansk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2014-08-11
Alpine Skiing (1 silver, 2 bronze)

	1980	1984	HP
Women's Giant Slalom	12th	29th	40.016
Women's Slalom	sixth	14th	656
			696.016

Ulla Kristiina Patrikka

B. 1946-04-10, Jyväskylä, Finland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	SF:16th	6.4
Women's 200 metres Backstroke	R1:18th	2.56
		8.96

Mónica Patron

B. 1963-04-16, represented Mexico
Shooting

	1984	HP
Women's Sporting Pistol	29th	0.024
		0.024

Guilherme José Patroni de Carvalho Duarte

B. 1929-06-11, Arrenteila, Portugal
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:53rd	0.000000256
		0.000000256

Michel Patry

B. 1953-01-16, from Genève, represented Switzerland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:30th	0.015
		0.015

Janusz Stanisław Patrzykont

B. 1912-05-09, Kramsk, Poland, then part of Germany; D. 1982-12-09
Basketball

	1936	HP
Men's Team	(fourth)	800
		800

Petar Patsev

B. 1957-10-21, represented Bulgaria
Rowing

	1980	HP
Men's Eights	sixth	320
		320

Aleksandra Vyacheslavovna Patskevich

B. 1988-11-04, Moskva, Russia (then part of the Soviet Union)
Artistic Swimming (3 gold)

	2012	2016	2021	HP
Women's Team	gold	gold	gold	19200
				19200

Winner of the team Artistic swimming at London, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.

Ioannis Patsoulis

from Athina, Greece
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1906	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+85 kg)	R1	229
		229

Olympic Competitor nr 3037

1906-04-27-15:00 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - Heavyweight (+85 kg), round one - lost (229)

Patsouris

represented Greece
Shooting

	1896	HP
Men's Military Pistol	ac	210.7
		210.7

Olympic Competitor nr 184

1896-04-10-09:00 - Shooting - Military Pistol - AC (210.7)

Chune Pattapong

B. 1927, represented Thailand
Boxing

	1956	HP
Men's Light Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	R1	2.55
		2.55

Barry Beauchamp Patten

B. 1927-07-11, McKinnon, Vict., Australia; D. 2003-03-13
Alpine Skiing

	1952	HP
Men's Downhill	67th	0.0000000004
Men's Giant Slalom	80th	0.000000000001
Men's Slalom	R1:76th	0.000000000064
		0.0000000004065

Samuel "Sam" Patten

B. 1963-05-23, Melbourne, Vict., Australia
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs		Rep:4th		1981.65
Men's Eights	bronze		fifth	1981.65
				1981.65

Matti Juhani Patteri

B. 1941-11-05, Lapua, Finland
Shooting

	1968	HP
Free Pistol	9th	240
		240

Alan Patterson

B. 1886-03-12, Deal, England, Great Britain; D. 1916-03-14

Olympic Competitor nr 4384

1908-07-21-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - second (0.925)
1912-07-06-14:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 800 m, round one - DNF
1912-07-12-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - fourth
1912 800 -5.26

Alan Joseph Patterson

B. 1941-01-19, Christchurch, New Zealand
Hockey

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	R1:7th	7th	9th	290.4
				290.4

Carly Rae Patterson

B. 1988-02-04, Baton Rouge, Louis., USA
Gymnastics (1 gold, 2 silver)

	2004	HP
Individual combined	gold	6400
Team combined	silver	1000
Beam	silver	4000
		11400

Daniel Edward "Danny" Patterson

B. 1947-01-21, Pasadena, Cal., USA
Volleyball

	1968	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Floyd Patterson

B. 1935-01-04, Waco, NC, USA; D. 2006-05-11
Boxing (1 gold)

	1952	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Gillian Patterson

B. 1963-09-26, represented Great Britain
Archery

	1980	HP
Women's Individual	22nd	0.6
		0.6

Howard Fenno Patterson

B. 1927-09-18, Saginaw, Mich., USA; D. 2000-10-28
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke	SF:10th	150
		150

Joseph Hester "Joe" ¨Patterson, Jr.

B. 1912-08-15, Oklahoma City, Okl., USA; D. 1939-05-23
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	fourth	2400
		2400

Audrey "Mickey" Patterson

B. 1926-09-27, New Orleans, Louis., USA; D. 1996-08-23
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1948	HP
Women's 100 m	R1:3rd	0.473
Women's 200 m	bronze	1600 (*)
Women's 4x100 m Relay	R1:3rd	68
		1668.473

(*) a finish photo reveals that Shirley De la Hunty-Strickland finished third in the 200m final. The bronze medal for Patterson stands, but I award points for fourth place only.

Neil Patterson

Olympic Competitor nr 4352

1908-07-21-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying - seventh (Q)
1908-07-21-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, final - seventh (450)

Norman Patterson

Olympic Competitor nr 6234

1912-07-09-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, round one - third (3.743)

James Peter "Pete" Patterson

B. 1957-01-04, Sun Valley, Idaho, USA
Alpine Skiing

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Downhill	13th	fifth	1025.6
Men's Giant Slalom		dnf	-11.26
Men's Slalom		dnf	-11.16
			1025.6

(Logan) Reid Patterson

B. 1932-07-02, Pineville, Kent., USA; D. 2014-01-15
Aquatics - Swimming

	1956	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	fourth	1600
		1600

Robert Patterson

Olympic Competitor nr 5116

1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, team - fourth (400)
1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - 59th
1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 53rd
1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 51st
1912-07-04-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, team - sixth (160)

Sidney Philip "Sid" Patterson

B. 1927-04-08, Melbourne, Vict., Australia; D. 1999-11-28
Cycling - Track

	1948	HP
Men's Time Trial	sixth	960
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
		1390.5

Susan "Suzy" Patterson

B. 1955-10-11, Sun Valley, Idaho, USA
Alpine Skiing

	1976	HP
Women's Downhill	14th	16
		16

Jaree Patthaarath

B. 1957-05-13, represented Thailand
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's 4x100 m Relay	R1:10th	25
		25

Charles Pattin

Olympic Competitor nr 4916

1908-10-29-15:00 - Hockey - quarterfinal - lost (Qe)
1908-10-30-10:00? - Hockey - extra match - lost (240)

Rodney Stuart Pattisson

B. 1943-08-05, Campbeltown, Scotland, Great Britain
Sailing (2 gold, 1 silver)

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	gold	gold	silver	31500
				31500

At Acapulco in 1968, in "Super...docious" he and Iain MacDonald-Smith had five first places and a second, with three penalty points the lowest ever score in an Olympic regatta. In 1972, his yacht was called "Superdoso". His success was based on his belief that racing sailors had to be physically fit as well, and he began each day with a training run.

George Patton

Olympic Competitor nr 5845

1912-07-07-09:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event one ; shooting
1912-07-08-11:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event two : swimming
1912-07-09-09:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event three : fencing
1912-07-10-09:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event three : fencing
1912-07-11-12:15 - Modern Pentathlon - event four : riding
1912-07-12-11:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event five : running - fifth (1500)

Melvin Emery "Mel" Patton

B. 1924-11-16, Los Angeles, Cal., USA; D. 2014-05-09
Athletics (2 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's 100 m	fifth	1000
Men's 200 m	gold	6400
Men's 4x100 m Relay	gold	1600
		9000

Somboon Pattra

B. 1932-05-26, represented Thailand
Shooting

	1976	HP
Rapid-fire Pistol	41st	-4.96
		0.000096

Ivan Patzaichin

B. 1949-11-26, Tulcea, Romania; D. 2021-09-05
Canoeing - Sprint Canadian (4 gold, 3 silver)

1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 HP

C1 500 m 7th 400

C1 1000 m 7th gold fifth 11200

C2 500 m silver silver 6000

C2 1000 m gold silver gold gold 45200

62800

Winner of the Canadian C2 1000 m at Mexico, he returned with his partner Serghei Covaliov in München, only to finish second. When he went to Moskva with a new partner, Toma Simionov, the event had not suffered too much from the boycott. The same pair did benefit from Romania's being the only eastern bloc country NOT to boycott Los Angeles to take their second, and Patzaichin's third gold medal in the same event. He also took 1 individual gold (at München) and two silvers in the shorter C2 500 m event.

Written 2000-11-28 - last modified 2024-08-20

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