Patrick O'Connor (sprinter)

Patrick O'Connor
Personal information
Born (1966-09-17) 17 September 1966
St. Catherine, Jamaica
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1991 Tokyo4x400m relay
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place1991 Havana4x400m relay
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place1989 Duisburg4x400m relay
Gold medal – first place1991 Sheffield400m

Patrick Earl O'Connor (born 17 September 1966) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal in 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships, together with teammates Seymour Fagan, Devon Morris and Winthrop Graham.

O'Connor competed for the George Mason Patriots track and field team in the NCAA.[1]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
1989 Central American and Caribbean Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 3rd 200 m
World Student Games Duisburg, Germany 16th (sf) 200 m 21.51
4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.86
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.58
1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 2nd 4 × 400 m relay
1991 Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 3rd 4 × 400 m relay
World Student Games Sheffield, United Kingdom 1st 400 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 3rd 4 × 400 m relay
1992 Olympic Games[2] Barcelona, Spain — 4 × 400 m relay DQ
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 7th 4 × 400 m relay

References

  1. ↑ "George Mason Wins First Indoor Title". nytimes.com.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Patrick O'Connor". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.