Pat Carroll (runner)
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Birth name | Patrick Francis Carroll | ||||||||
Born | (1961-08-17) 17 August 1961 (age 63) | ||||||||
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Country | Australia | ||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
Event | Marathon | ||||||||
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Patrick Francis Carroll OAM (born 17 August 1961) is an Australian former long-distance runner.[1][2]
Carroll retired from competitive running and currently coaches runners online as well as at his running group PCRG. Carroll MC's events and is a Gold Coast Marathon Ambassador.
A Brisbane-based runner, Carroll claimed a silver medal at the 1993 World Half Marathon Championships for the team competition.[3]
In 1995, Carroll ran a personal best time of 2:09:39 to win the Beppu-Ōita Marathon, becoming the fourth Australian to register a sub 2:10 time. He beat a field which included reigning Olympic bronze medalist Stephan Freigang.[4]
Carroll competed in three editions of the Commonwealth Games, placing eighth in the 5,000 metres in 1990, fifth in the marathon in 1994 and seventh in the marathon in 1998.[5]
Carroll won the Australian cross country championships in 1991, was a four-time winner of the Gold Coast Marathon and twice won the Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon.[6]
Jan 2024. Awarded “Medal of the order of Australia” (OAM) for services to community health and athletics.
11th fastest in the World for the Marathon throughout 1995 (2.09.39)
6 fastest in the World for the Half Marathon throughout 1994 (61:11)
1st place – 1995 Beppu Marathon (2:09:39)
4 time winner of the Gold Coast Marathon 83/84/88/97, where there was 14 years separating first and fourth win
2 time winner (94/96) Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon
current holder of the Australian all comers record for the Half Marathon: 61min 11sec
member of Silver Medal Australian Team @ 1993 World Half Marathon Championship
2000: Awarded Australian Sports Medal
one of Australia’s most versatile distance runners ever having run 3.39.03 for 1500metre’s (3.56 mile) and also a 2:09:39 Marathon
represented Australia 18 times
finished in the top 8 at three Commonwealth Games
1988/1999 Australian Marathon Champion
1991 Australian Cross Country Champion
twice runner up in Sydney’s City to Surf
Qld record holder: Marathon 1988 – 2024 (36 years)
Qld record hold: Half Marathon 1987 – 2022 (35 years)
7th fastest Australian Marathoner “all-time”
8th fastest Australian Half Marathoner “all-time”
References
- ^ "Carroll increases pre-race tempo". The Canberra Times. 19 July 1989. p. 50 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Carroll has changed his ways". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 April 2006.
- ^ "Australian Athletics Results". athletics.possumbility.com.
- ^ "Marathon win for Carroll". The Canberra Times. 6 February 1995. p. 24 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Patrick Carroll Results". commonwealthgames.com.au. 19 June 2020.
- ^ "From couch to Gold Coast Marathon: get your runners on". Gold Coast Bulletin. 26 May 2019.
External links
- Pat Carroll at World Athletics
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- 1951: Gordon Stanley
- 1952: Robert Prentice
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- 1989: Brad Camp
- 1990: Allan Carman
- 1991: Sean Quilty
- 1992: Gerard Barrett
- 1993: Sean Quilty
- 1994: Michael Dalton
- 1995: Roderic deHighden
- 1996: Magnus Michelsson
- 1997: Pat Carroll
- 1998: Greg Lyons
- 1999: Shaun Creighton
- 2000: Roderic deHighden
- 2001: Damon Harris
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