Gordon Patrick (cyclist)

Gordon Patrick
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Gordon Patrick
Born(1914-06-13)13 June 1914
Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Died19 March 2014(2014-03-19) (aged 99)
Pakuranga, New Zealand
RelativeRonald Triner (cousin)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportCycling
ClubManukau Amateur Cycling Club
Achievements and titles
National finalsPaced 10-mile champion (1937)

Alexander Gordon Patrick (13 June 1914 – 19 March 2014) was a New Zealand track cyclist who represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games.

Early life and family

Born in the Auckland suburb of Mount Eden on 13 June 1914, Patrick was the son of Andrew Taylor Patrick and Ethel Mary Patrick (née Triner).[1][2][3] Through his mother, he was a first cousin of Ronald Triner, who also represented New Zealand as a cyclist at the 1938 British Empire Games.[3][4]

Cycling

A member of the Manuaku Amateur Cycling Club, Patrick was third, behind Ron Ulmer and Frank Grose, in the paced 10-mile race at the New Zealand cycling championships in 1935.[5] He went on to win the same event at the national championships in 1937, recording a time of 20:33.[6]

At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Patrick competed in the 10-mile scratch race but was unplaced.[7]

Military service

During World War II, Patrick served as a corporal in the Royal New Zealand Air Force.[8][9]

Sailing

Patrick was an accomplished sailor of the Mistral class of two-handed dinghy,[10] originally designed by Des Townson in 1959,[11] and was a life member of the New Zealand Mistral Owners' Association.[12] He also used his skills as a woodwork teacher to build wooden Mistrals.[10]

Death

Patrick died in Pakuranga on 19 March 2014, aged 99 years.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Birth search: registration number 1914/21483". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Marriage search: registration number 1913/5282". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Thomas family tree". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Ronald Triner". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Dominion cycling championships". Auckland Star. 21 February 1939. p. 14. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Cycling form". Auckland Star. 7 March 1939. p. 16. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Gordon Patrick". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Alexander Gordon Patrick". HeavenAddress. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Alexander Gordon Patrick". Online Cenotaph. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Gordon Patrick: celebrating 99 years" (PDF). The Mistral Tiller (10). Mistral Owners' Association: 1. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  11. ^ "A brief history of the Mistral class" (PDF). Mistral Owners' Association. May 1989. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Mistral class committee members and contact details 2016–2017". NZ Mistral Owners Association. Retrieved 13 March 2018.