Patrick Dwyer (athlete)
| Patrick Dwyer (athlete) medal table |
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| silver | 2004 Athens | 4 × 400 m |
Patrick Dwyer (born November 3, 1977 in Wagga Wagga ) is an Australian sprinter who specializes in the 400-meter run .
In 2000 he became Australian national champion over 400 m and qualified for participation in the Olympic Games in Sydney . In the 400-meter run, he reached the semi-finals. With the Australian 4-by-400-meter relay , he finished seventh. The season had initially reached the goal as eighth, but moved up in the ranking by one place after the US season was subsequently disqualified.
After he had achieved fifth place with the relay at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester , the greatest success of his career followed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens . Together with John Steffensen , Mark Ormrod and Clinton Hill , he surprisingly won the silver medal behind the US relay in 3: 00.60 minutes . In 2009, Dwyer's silver medal was stolen from his apartment.
Patrick Dwyer is 1.86 m tall and has a competition weight of 81 kg.
Top performances
Web links
- Patrick Dwyer in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Patrick Dwyer in the database of Athletics Australia (English)
- Patrick Dwyer in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald: Olympian wants his medal back. March 25, 2009.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Dwyer, Patrick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd November 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wagga Wagga , New South Wales , Australia |