Richie Patterson

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

Not to be confused with the physicist J. Ritchie Patterson.

Richie Patterson
Patterson in 2021
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)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Glasgow85 kg
Silver medal – second place2010 Delhi85 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Apia85 kg
Gold medal – first place2013 Penang85 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Penang85 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Auckland94 kg
Gold medal – first place2012 Apia85 kg
Gold medal – first place2014 Le Mont-Dore85 kg
Gold medal – first place2016 Suva85 kg
Silver medal – second place2010 Suva94 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Gold Coast85 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
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil85 kg145149149161811861871533015
2012United Kingdom London, Great Britain85 kg150150154141831861951233612
2008China Beijing, China77 kg130137137251701761761830021
World Championships
2009South Korea Goyang, South Korea85 kg140144147181781841841732217
2005Qatar Doha, Qatar77 kg12512513023155155155———
Commonwealth Games
2014Scotland Glasgow, Scotland85 kg147151154118418418413351st place, gold medalist(s)
2010India Delhi, India85 kg142146150118118118923312nd place, silver medalist(s)
2006Australia 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. 24 July 2012. 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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