Richie Patterson

Not to be confused with the physicist J. Ritchie Patterson.

Richie Patterson
Patterson in 2021
Personal information
Full nameRichard John Edward Patterson
Born (1983-04-30) 30 April 1983 (age 41)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 85 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi 85 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Apia 85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Penang 85 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Penang 85 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Auckland 94 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Apia 85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Le Mont-Dore 85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Suva 85 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Suva 94 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Gold Coast 85 kg

Richard John Edward Patterson (born 30 April 1983) is a weightlifting competitor for New Zealand.

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi he won the silver medal in the men's 85 kg weightlifting event.[1] Four years later, at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, he won the gold medal in the same event.[2] He was New Zealand's flagbearer in the 2014 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.[3]

To qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics Patterson had to rely on fellow New Zealand teammate Tavita Ngalu to lift 150 kg at the Oceania Championships. In a selfless act Ngalu did so while injured with ripped quadriceps and New Zealand's highest ranked weightlifter (Patterson) qualified for the Games.[4]

Patterson married fellow weightlifter Phillipa Hale in Glasgow on 31 July 2014, after both had competed in the Commonwealth Games (Hale competed in the women's 53 kg event).[3][5]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 85 kg 145 149 149 16 181 186 187 15 330 15
2012 United Kingdom London, Great Britain 85 kg 150 150 154 14 183 186 195 12 336 12
2008 China Beijing, China 77 kg 130 137 137 25 170 176 176 18 300 21
World Championships
2009 South Korea Goyang, South Korea 85 kg 140 144 147 18 178 184 184 17 322 17
2005 Qatar Doha, Qatar 77 kg 125 125 130 23 155 155 155 — — —
Commonwealth Games
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 85 kg 147 151 154 1 184 184 184 1 335 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2010 India Delhi, India 85 kg 142 146 150 1 181 181 189 2 331 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia 77 kg 128 135 138 4 158 166 166 4 293 4[6]

References

  1. ^ "Richard Patterson". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  2. ^ Shannon, Kris (29 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games: Patterson lifts gold". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b Anderson, Ian (4 August 2014). "Patterson to fly NZ flag at closing ceremony". Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Patterson seeks a shirt to give to hero Ngalu". stuff.co.nz. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Wedding bells for weightlifting golden boy". Television New Zealand. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Men's 77 kg - Result". www.melbourne2006.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 October 2006.


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