Patrick Johnson (sprinter)

Australian sprinter

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Personal information

Nationality|  Australia
Born| 26 September 1972 (1972-09-26) (age 52)
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Height| 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight| 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport| Track and field
Event(s)| 100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests| 100 m: 9.93 (Mito 2003) AR

200 m: 20.35 (Malmö 2006)

60 m (indoor): 6.69 (Lisbon 2001)

Medal record

Men's athletics
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
| 2002 Manchester | 4×100 m relay

Patrick Johnson (born 26 September 1972 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian athlete of Aboriginal and Irish descent. He is the current Oceanian and Australian record holder in the 100 metres with a time of 9.93 seconds, which he achieved in Mito, Japan, on 5 May 2003. With that time he became the first person not of African ancestry to break the 10-second barrier (Frankie Fredericks, a Namibian, had been the first non-West-African in 1991).[1] The time made him the 17th-fastest man in history at the time and 38th man to crack the 10-second barrier.[2] He was regarded as the fastest man of non-African descent before Christophe Lemaitre ran 9.92 seconds in French National Championships in Albi on 29 July 2011.[3]

He reached the finals in both the 100 and 200 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and the 200m final in the 2005 World Championships, where he finished 6th. He represented Australia at the Olympic Games in 2000. He finished his career with one Commonwealth Games medal: a bronze in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

## Personal life

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Johnson's mother was a Kaanju Indigenous Australian and his father is of Irish descent.[2][3][4] He was born on a speed boat en route to Cairns base hospital.[5] His mother died when he was young, so he grew up on his father's mackerel trawler, and spent his childhood travelling the coast of Cape York with his siblings.[6] A chance entry into a 100m race in Queensland in his early 20s revealed his talent, and he later won a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. His career in athletics was somewhat shortened by his age, and he later worked in the Australian diplomatic service, and in Indigenous health.

In 2018, Johnson contributed a chapter entitled 'My Life's Voyage' to the 2018 biographical anthology Growing Up Aboriginal In Australia, edited by Anita Heiss and published by Black Inc.

## Personal bests

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Event  | Time  | Wind  | Venue  | Date  | Notes

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Outdoor
100 m  | 9.93 s  | +1.8 m/s  | Mito, Japan | 5 May 2003  | Oceanian record
200 m  | 20.35 s  | +1.0 m/s  | Malmö, Sweden | 22 August 2006  |
Indoor
60 m  | 6.69 s  |  | Lisbon, Portugal | 11 March 2001  |

## International competition record

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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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Representing  Australia
1997  | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 52nd (h)  | 200 m | 21.45 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
1999  | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 6th | 200 m | 21.06 (wind: -1.0 m/s)
2000  | Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 32nd (qf)  | 100 m | 10.44 (wind: +0.2 m/s)
28th (qf)  | 200 m | 20.87 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
– (sf)  | 4×100 m relay | DQ (relay leg: 4th)[7]
2001  | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 15th (sf)  | 60 m | 6.69 PB
2002  | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 3rd | 4×100 m relay | 38.87 (relay leg: 4th)
World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 7th | 100 m  | 10.58 (wind: -0.3 m/s)[8]
7th | 4×100 m relay  | 39.58 (relay leg: 4th)[8]
2003  | World Championships | Saint-Denis, France | 23rd (qf)  | 100 m | 10.27 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
31st (qf)  | 200 m | 20.83 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
13th (sf)  | 4×100 m relay | 38.90 (relay leg: 2nd)
2004  | Olympics | Athens, Greece | 6th | 4×100 m relay | 38.56 (relay leg: 3rd)
2005  | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 23rd (qf)  | 100 m | 10.48 (wind: -2.0 m/s)
6th | 200 m | 20.58 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
5th | 4×100 m relay | 38.32 (relay leg: 4th)
2006  | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 6th | 100 m | 10.26 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
4th | 200 m | 20.59 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
– (f)  | 4×100 m relay | DNF (relay leg: 4th)[9]
World Cup | Athens, Greece | 8th | 100 m | 10.28 (wind: +1.1 m/s)[8]
5th | 200 m | 20.52 (wind: +0.1 m/s)[8]
6th | 4×100 m relay | 39.48 (relay leg: 2nd)[8]
2007  | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 17th (qf)  | 100 m | 10.29 (wind: -0.6 m/s)
16th (sf)  | 200 m | 20.73 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
2010  | Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 7th (h)  | 4×100 m relay | 39.53 (relay leg: 1st)[10]

### Track records

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As of 6 September 2024, Johnson holds the following track records for 100 metres and 200 metres.

#### 100 metres

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Location  | Time  | Windspeed
m/s  | Date

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Bern | 10.07 | – 0.3 | 28/06/2003
Mito, Ibaraki | 9.93
AR | \+ 1.8 | 05/05/2003
Perth, Western Australia | 9.88 | \+ 3.6 | 08/02/2003

#### 200 metres

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Location  | Time  | Windspeed
m/s  | Date

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Campbelltown,
New South Wales | 20.26 | \+ 2.6 | 15/02/2003

## References

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1. ^ Swanton, Sygall, Will, David (15 July 2007). "Holy Grails". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 August 2012.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. ^ a b Jad Adrian (July 2011). Lists of The Fastest White Men in History, Non-African Descent. AdrianSprints.com. Retrieved 2011-07-30.[unreliable source?]
3. ^ a b Jad Adrian (July 2011). Christophe Lemaitre 100m 9.92s +2.0 (Video) - Officially the Fastest White Man in History. AdrianSprints.com. Retrieved 2011-07-30.[unreliable source?]
4. ^ "Australian Indigenous Olympians" (PDF). Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
5. ^ "Patrick Johnson: Olympic sprinter". 8 August 2023.
6. ^ "Patrick Johnson's golden run". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 July 2021.
7. ^ 6th (h) / 38.76 (relay leg: 1st)
8. ^ a b c d e Representing Oceania
9. ^ Competed only in the final
10. ^ Competed only in the heat

## External links

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* Patrick Johnson at World Athletics
* Patrick Johnson at Australian Athletics Historical Results
* Australian Story \- ABC TV

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Australian national champions in men's 100 m

Note: 100 yards until 1966

* 1894: Billy MacPherson
* 1896: Bill Cartwright
* 1898 & 1900: Stan Rowley
* 1902: George Moir
* 1904: Herb Hunter
* 1906 & 1908: Nigel Barker
* 1910: William Woodger (NZL)
* 1912: Ron Opie (NZL)
* 1914: George Parker (USA)
* 1920: William Hunt
* 1922: Slip Carr
* 1924 & 1926: Les Parker
* 1928, 1930 & 1932: Jim Carlton
* 1934: Noel Dempsey
* 1936: Ted Hampson
* 1938: Howard Yates
* 1947–48: John Treloar
* 1949: Lloyd La Beach (PAN)
* 1950: John Treloar
* 1951: Bill de Gruchy
* 1952–58: Hector Hogan
* 1959: Brian Waters
* 1960: Dennis Tipping
* 1961–62: Gary Holdsworth
* 1963–65: Bob Lay
* 1966–67: Gary Holdsworth
* 1968: Mel Pender (USA)
* 1969: Greg Lewis
* 1970–71: Eric Bigby
* 1972: Laurie D'Arcy (NZL)
* 1973: David Stokes
* 1974–75: Graham Haskell
* 1976: Greg Lewis
* 1977–79: Paul Narracott
* 1980: Richard James
* 1981: Peter Gandy
* 1982–84: Paul Narracott
* 1985: Fred Martin
* 1986: Gerrard Keating
* 1987–88: Shane Naylor
* 1989: David Dworjanyn
* 1990: Tim Jackson
* 1991: Dean Capobianco
* 1992: Shane Naylor
* 1993: Dean Capobianco
* 1994: Damien Marsh
* 1995: Shane Naylor
* 1996: Damien Marsh
* 1997: Steve Brimacombe
* 1998–2002: Matt Shirvington
* 2003: Patrick Johnson
* 2004–07: Josh Ross
* 2008: Otis Gowa
* 2009: Josh Ross
* 2010–11: Aaron Rouge-Serret
* 2012–13: Josh Ross
* 2014: Tim Leathart
* 2015: Josh Clarke
* 2016: Alex Hartmann
* 2017: Joseph Millar (NZL)
* 2018: Trae Williams
* 2019: Eddie Osei-Nketia (NZL)

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Australian national champions in men's 200 m

Note: 220 yards until 1966

* 1894: Billy MacPherson
* 1896: Bill Cartwright
* 1898: Stan Rowley
* 1900: Stan Rowley
* 1902: George Moir
* 1904: Nigel Barker
* 1906: Nigel Barker
* 1908: Nigel Barker
* 1910: William Woodger (NZL)
* 1912: Ron Opie (NZL)
* 1914: George Parker (USA)
* 1920: William Hunt
* 1922: Slip Carr
* 1924: Norm Grehan
* 1926: Norm Grehan
* 1928: James Carlton
* 1930: James Carlton
* 1932: James Carlton
* 1934: Howard Yates
* 1936: Ray Moffat
* 1938: Howard Yates
* 1947: John Bartram
* 1948: John Treloar
* 1949: Herb McKenley (JAM)
* 1950: John Treloar
* 1951: John Bartram
* 1952: John Treloar
* 1953: Brian Butterfield
* 1954: Hector Hogan
* 1955: Douglas Winston
* 1956: Hector Hogan
* 1957: Kevan Gosper
* 1958: Terry Gale
* 1959: Don Bursill
* 1960: Dennis Tipping
* 1961: Gary Holdsworth
* 1962: Peter Vassella
* 1963: Gary Holdsworth
* 1964: Gary Holdsworth
* 1965: Gary Eddy
* 1966: Peter Norman
* 1967: Peter Norman
* 1968: Peter Norman
* 1969: Peter Norman
* 1970: Peter Norman
* 1971: Bruce Weatherlake
* 1972: Greg Lewis
* 1973: Greg Lewis
* 1974: Richard Hopkins
* 1975: Peter Fitzgerald
* 1976: Greg Lewis
* 1977: Colin McQueen
* 1978: Colin McQueen
* 1979: Colin McQueen
* 1980: Bruce Frayne
* 1981: Bruce Frayne
* 1982: Peter Gandy
* 1983: Bruce Frayne
* 1984: Peter Van Miltenburg
* 1985: Clayton Kearney
* 1986: Robert Stone
* 1987: John Dinan
* 1988: Kieran Finn (IRE)
* 1989: Darren Clark
* 1990: Robert Stone
* 1991: Dean Capobianco
* 1992: Dean Capobianco
* 1993: Damien Marsh
* 1994: Steve Brimacombe
* 1995: Steve Brimacombe
* 1996: Dean Capobianco
* 1997: Steve Brimacombe
* 1998: Chris Donaldson (NZL)
* 1999: Chris Donaldson (NZL)
* 2000: Darryl Wohlsen
* 2001: Patrick Johnson
* 2002: David Geddes
* 2003: Patrick Johnson
* 2004: Ambrose Ezenwa (NGR)
* 2005: Daniel Batman
* 2006: Patrick Johnson
* 2007: Josh Ross
* 2008: Daniel Batman
* 2009: Aaron Rouge-Serret
* 2010: Patrick Johnson
* 2011: Aaron Rouge-Serret
* 2012: Joseph Millar (NZL)
* 2013: Josh Ross
* 2014: Mangar Chuot
* 2015: Banuve Tabakaucoro (FIJ)
* 2016: Alex Hartmann
* 2017: Joseph Millar (NZL)
* 2018: Alex Hartmann

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