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American hurdler (born 1950)
Patty Van Wolvelaere
Van Wolvelaere (center) at the 1972 Olympics
Born (1950-04-15 ) April 15, 1950 (age 74)
San Diego, California , U.S.
[1] Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Weight 60 kg (132 lb) Sport Athletics Event(s) Sprint, hurdles Club Angels Track Club Personal best(s) 100 m – 11.5 (1973) 200 m – 24.1 (1970) 100 mH – 13.0 (1972) 200 mH – 27.4 (1966)
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Patricia Jean "Patty" Van Wolvelaere (divorced Johnson; born April 15, 1950) is a retired
hurdler from the
United States who competed at the
1968 and
1972 Summer Olympics Olympics. Her best finish was the fourth place in the 80 m event in 1968. She won the 100 m hurdles at the
1971 Pan American Games and held four national outdoor titles in this event, in 1971, 1973–74 and 1977.
[3] Van Wolvelaere also won the National Indoor Championships in the 60 yard hurdles six times between 1967 and 1974, including four in a row in 1971–74.
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Van Wolvelaere graduated from
Renton High School and competed for the
University of Southern California and Angels Track Club. She later worked as a firefighter.
[1] More recently, with the married last name of Weirich , she coaches at
Ramona High School .
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In 2017, she was inducted into the
National Track and Field Hall of Fame .
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References
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c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
Mallon, Bill ; et al.
"Patty van Wolvelaere-Johnson" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .
Sports Reference LLC . Archived from
the original on April 17, 2020.
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Patricia Johnson (née Van Wolvelaere) . trackfield.brinkster.net .
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USA Track & Field – USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions Women's 100 m Hurdles . Usatf.org. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
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USA Track & Field – USA Indoor Track & Field Champions Women's 60 m Hurdles . Usatf.org. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
^ Naiman, Joe (August 24, 2016).
"Two-time Olympian coaches Ramona High hurdlers" .
The San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved October 10, 2019 .
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"Patty VanWolvelaere-Weirich" .
USA Track & Field . Retrieved October 10, 2019 .
Qualification Men's track and road athletes Men's field athletes Women's track and road athletes Women's field athletes Coaches
Qualification Men's track and road athletes Men's field athletes Women's track athletes Women's field athletes Coaches
1923–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes
OT : 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
Distance :The event was over 60 yards until 1928,
80 meters 1929-1968