Patty Loverock
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 21 February 1953 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres, sprint relay |
Patty Loverock (born 21 February 1953) is a Canadian sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres and 200 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where she got to the semi-finals in both events. She set a Canadian record of 23.03 in her quarter-final of the women's 200 metres. Loverock ran second leg of the women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the Montreal Olympics, the team set a Canadian and Commonwealth record of 43.17 second finishing in 4th place.
She finished second in the 1975 Pan American Games 100 metres and third in the 4 × 100 metres relay. Patty would take a bronze medal at the World Student Games in Rome. At the 1971 Pan American Games Loverock finished eighth in the 200 metres. She would finished eighth in the 200 metres at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch.[1] She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 relay at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games and a silver medal in the same event at the 1978 Games in Edmonton. She won a silver and bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at two Pacific Conference Games in 1973 and 1977. In 1978 she set a world indoor record for 60 yards, with a time of 6.78. Patty also set the Canadian record for the 100 metres with at time of 11.34, in 1975.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Patty Loverock Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum". Archived from the original on 22 September 2015.
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- 1953 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Canadian female sprinters
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Track and field athletes from Vancouver
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Medalists at the 1975 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Olympic female sprinters
- Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
- 20th-century Canadian sportswomen