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| Birth name | Patrick Francis Carroll | ||||||||
| Born | (1961-08-17) 17 August 1961 (age 62) | ||||||||
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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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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※
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Brisbane
- Australian male marathon runners
- Australian male long-distance runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Sportsmen from Queensland
- Australian Athletics Championships winners