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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.