Further Information
Competition Stats
AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
100 metres: 1997 – 4th (2nd Australian), 1999 – 4th (3rd
Australian), 2000 – 2nd, 2000 (OGT) – 2nd, 2001 – 2nd, 2002 – 4th
(3rd Australian), 2003 – 1st, 2004 – DNC (inj), 2005 – 2nd, 2006 –
3rd, 2007 –2nd, 2008 – 8th, 2009 – 5th (4th Australian), 2010 –
4th
200 metres: 1997 – 3rd (2nd Australian), 1998 –
3rd, 1999 – 2nd, 2000 (OGT) – 3rd, 2001 – 1st, 2002 – 4th (2nd
Australian), 2003 – 1st, 2005 – 5th, 2006 – 1st, 2007 – 2nd, 2008 –
DNF, 2009 – 9th (7th Australian), 2010 – 1st
INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Commonwealth Games: 2002 – 4x100m 3rd (38.87), 2006 – 100m
6th (10.26), 200m 4th (20.59), 4x100m DNF in final, 2010 - 4x100m
relay 2nd (heat, did not run final) (39.14)
Olympic Games: 2000 – 100m 5th QF (10.44), 200m
7th QF (20.87), 4x100m DQ semi-final, 2004 – 4x100m 6th
(38.56)
Commonwealth Games: 2010 – Marathon 13th
(2:25.03)
World championships: 1997 – 200m 6th heat (21.45),
2003 – 100m 6th QF (10.27), 200m 7th QF (20.83), 4 x 100m 5th
semi-final (38.90), 2005 – 100m 4th QF (10.48), 200m 6th (20.58),
4x100m 5th (38.32), 2007 – 100m 6th QF (10.25), 200m 8th semi-final
(20.73), 2009 – 4x100m relay DNS
World University Games: 1997 – 100m, 200m DNC,
1999 – 200m 6th (21.06)
World Cup: 2002 – 100m 8th (10.58), 4x100m 7th
39.58, 2006 – 100m 8th (10.28), 200m 5th (20.52), 4x100m 6th
(39.48)
World indoor championships: 2001 – 60m 5th
semi-final (6.69)
ANNUAL PROGRESSION
100 metres:
1997 10.39
1998 10.43
1999 10.17
2000 10.10
2001 10.25
2002 10.26
2003 9.93/
9.88w
2004 10.28
2005 10.20/
10.01w
2006 10.18
2007 10.17/
10.12w
2008 10.29/
10.18w
2009 10.44
2010 10.18
200 metres:
1997 20.54
1998 20.80
1999 20.64
2000 20.68
2001 20.52
2002 20.63/
20.52w
2003 20.50/
20.25w
2004 20.77
2005 20.56
2006 20.35
2007 20.48
2008 20.71
2009 20.90
2010 20.74
EVENTS / PERSONAL BESTS
100 metres: 9.93 (+1.8) – Mito (JPN),
5/05/2003
9.88 (+4.6) – Perth, 8/02/2003
200 metres: 20.35 (+1.0) – Malmo (SWE),
22/08/2006
RECORD(S)
Oceania and national record – 100 metres: 9.93 (+1.8) – Mito (JPN),
5/05/2003
Interesting Facts
Patrick spent his formative years on a fishing trawler in North
Queensland waters with his father, who is of Irish heritage. As a
17 year-old he was awarded a scholarship to St Paul’s College in
Moss Vale, an international boarding college where the majority of
students were from Asia.
He went on to study human rights and Asian studies at the
Australian National University and has interests in foreign affairs
and languages.