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Richie Patterson

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Not to be confused with the physicistJ. Ritchie Patterson.

Richie Patterson
Patterson in 2021
Personal information
Full nameRichard John Edward Patterson
Born(1983-04-30)30 April 1983(age 41)
Auckland,New Zealand
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men'sweightlifting
RepresentingNew Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 85 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 85 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Apia 85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Penang 85 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Penang 85 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Auckland 94 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Apia 85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Le Mont-Dore 85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Suva 85 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Suva 94 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Gold Coast 85 kg

Richard John Edward Patterson(born 30 April 1983) is aweightliftingcompetitor for New Zealand.

At the2010 Commonwealth GamesinDelhihe won the silver medal in the men's 85 kg weightlifting event.[1]Four years later, at the2014 Commonwealth GamesinGlasgow,he won the gold medal in the same event.[2]He was New Zealand's flagbearer in the2014 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.[3]

To qualify for the2012 Summer OlympicsPatterson had to rely on fellow New Zealand teammate Tavita Ngalu to lift 150 kg at the Oceania Championships. In a selfless act Ngalu did so while injured with rippedquadricepsand New Zealand's highest ranked weightlifter (Patterson) qualified for the Games.[4]

Patterson married fellow weightlifterPhillipa Halein Glasgow on 31 July 2014, after both had competed in the Commonwealth Games (Hale competed in the women's 53 kg event).[3][5]

Major results[edit]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
RepresentingNew Zealand
Olympic Games
2016 BrazilRio de Janeiro,Brazil 85 kg 145 149 149 16 181 186 187 15 330 15
2012 United KingdomLondon,Great Britain 85 kg 150 150 154 14 183 186 195 12 336 12
2008 ChinaBeijing,China 77 kg 130 137 137 25 170 176 176 18 300 21
World Championships
2009 South KoreaGoyang,South Korea 85 kg 140 144 147 18 178 184 184 17 322 17
2005 QatarDoha,Qatar 77 kg 125 125 130 23 155 155 155 — — —
Commonwealth Games
2014 ScotlandGlasgow,Scotland 85 kg 147 151 154 1 184 184 184 1 335 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2010 IndiaDelhi,India 85 kg 142 146 150 1 181 181 189 2 331 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2006 AustraliaMelbourne,Australia 77 kg 128 135 138 4 158 166 166 4 293 4[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Richard Patterson".sports-reference.com. Archived fromthe originalon 9 December 2017.Retrieved25 July2012.
  2. ^Shannon, Kris (29 July 2014)."Commonwealth Games: Patterson lifts gold".The New Zealand Herald.Retrieved29 July2014.
  3. ^abAnderson, Ian (4 August 2014)."Patterson to fly NZ flag at closing ceremony".Fairfax New Zealand.Retrieved4 August2014.
  4. ^"Patterson seeks a shirt to give to hero Ngalu".stuff.co.nz. 24 July 2012.Retrieved25 July2012.
  5. ^"Wedding bells for weightlifting golden boy".Television New Zealand. 29 July 2014.Retrieved30 July2014.
  6. ^"Men's 77 kg - Result".www.melbourne2006.com.au. Archived fromthe originalon 10 October 2006.

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