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 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]
References
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Patty van Wolvelaere-Johnson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
- ^ Patricia Johnson (née Van Wolvelaere). trackfield.brinkster.net.
- ^ USA Track & Field – USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions Women's 100 m Hurdles. Usatf.org. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ USA Track & Field – USA Indoor Track & Field Champions Women's 60 m Hurdles. Usatf.org. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ Naiman, Joe (August 24, 2016). "Two-time Olympian coaches Ramona High hurdlers". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Patty VanWolvelaere-Weirich". USA Track & Field. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
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