Pat boat

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Vernon Patrick "Pat" Boot (born October 22, 1914 in Kaikoura , † January 5, 1947 in Gisborne ) was a New Zealand middle-distance runner .

At the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936 , he was eliminated over 800 m in the semifinals.

In 1938 at the British Empire Games in Sydney he won gold over 880 yards and bronze in the mile run with personal bests of 1: 51.2 min (corresponds to 1: 50.5 min over 800 m) and 4: 12.6 min.

Web links

  • Pat Boot in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
personal data
SURNAME Boot, Pat
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Boot, Vernon Patrick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand middle distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Kaikoura (New Zealand)
DATE OF DEATH January 5, 1947
Place of death Gisborne