Richie Patterson

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

Richie Patterson

Personal information
Full name	Richard John Edward Patterson
Born	30 April 1983 Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Medal record Men's Weightlifting Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Men's 85 kg 2010 Delhi Men'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, Brazil	85 kg	145	149	149	16	181	186	187	15	330	15
2012	London, Great Britain	85 kg	150	150	154	14	183	186	195	12	336	12
2008	Beijing, China	77 kg	130	137	137	25	170	176	176	18	300	21
World Championships
2009	Goyang, South Korea	85 kg	140	144	147	18	178	184	184	17	322	17
2005	Doha, Qatar	77 kg	125	125	130	23	155	155	155	—	—	—
Commonwealth Games
2014	Glasgow, Scotland	85 kg	147	151	154	1	184	184	184	1	335
2010	Delhi, India	85 kg	142	146	150	1	181	181	189	2	331
2006	Melbourne, Australia	77 kg	128	135	138	4	158	166	166	4	293	4[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.