Richie Patterson

Richard John Edward "Richie" Patterson (born 30 April 1983) is a weightlifting competitor for New Zealand.

Richie Patterson
Personal information
Full nameRichard John Edward Patterson
Born (1983-04-30) 30 April 1983
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
2014 GlasgowMen's 85 kg
2010 DelhiMen's 85 kg

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi he won the silver medal in the men's 85 kg weightlifting event.[1] Four years later, at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, he won the gold medal in the same event.[2] He was New Zealand's flagbearer in the 2014 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.[3]

To qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics Patterson had to rely on fellow New Zealand teammate Tavita Ngalu to lift 150 kg at the Oceania Championships. In a selfless act Ngalu did so while injured with ripped quadriceps and New Zealand's highest ranked weightlifter (Patterson) qualified for the Games.[4]

Patterson married fellow weightlifter Phillipa Hale in Glasgow on 31 July 2014, after both had competed in the Commonwealth Games (Hale competed in the women's 53 kg event).[3][5]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil85 kg145149149161811861871533015
2012 London, Great Britain85 kg150150154141831861951233612
2008 Beijing, China77 kg130137137251701761761830021
World Championships
2009 Goyang, South Korea85 kg140144147181781841841732217
2005 Doha, Qatar77 kg12512513023155155155———
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow, Scotland85 kg14715115411841841841335
2010 Delhi, India85 kg14214615011811811892331
2006 Melbourne, Australia77 kg128135138415816616642934[6]


References
  1. "Richard Patterson". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  2. Shannon, Kris (29 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games: Patterson lifts gold". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  3. Anderson, Ian (4 August 2014). "Patterson to fly NZ flag at closing ceremony". Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. "Patterson seeks a shirt to give to hero Ngalu". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  5. "Wedding bells for weightlifting golden boy". Television New Zealand. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  6. "Men's 77 kg - Result". www.melbourne2006.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 October 2006.


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