Patty Van Wolvelaere
American hurdler (born 1950)
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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.[4]
Van Wolvelaere (center) at the 1972 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Born | April 15, 1950 San Diego, California, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Events | Sprint, hurdles | |||||||||||
| Club | Angels Track Club | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal bests | 100 m – 11.5 (1973) 200 m – 24.1 (1970) 100 mH – 13.0 (1972) 200 mH – 27.4 (1966)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[5]
In 2017, she was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.[6]
