Patrice Donnelly
American hurdler and actor (born 1950)
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Nationality | American |
Born | ( 1950-04-30 ) April 30, 1950 (age 73) |
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Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 100 metre hurdles , pentathlon |
Patrice Michelle "Pat" Donnelly (born April 30, 1950) is an American retired track and field athlete and actress, known primarily for hurdling .
Background
Donnelly was born in San Diego , California . She attended Grossmont College . [1] She was a high school physical education teacher at St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs , CA.
In 1971, she was Miss La Mesa . After the 1976 Olympic Games she married shot putter Peter Shmock . [2] After divorcing Shmock, she married sprinter Mark Lutz , ex-spouse of distance runner Francie Larrieu . [3]
Career in hurdling
Once the fourth-ranked hurdler in the world, [4] Donnelly set the college record for the women's 100 meter hurdles at 13.5 seconds in 1970. [5]
She was on the 1975 All-America team for the 100 meter hurdles. [6] At the 1975 Pan American Games she placed fourth.
Donnelly attended the 1976 Summer Olympics as a 100-meter hurdler for the United States , [7] but was eliminated in the heats, missing the semi-final by only 0.01 sec.
Career in film
Donnelly's film debut was in the 1982 film Personal Best , wherein she played an Olympic pentathlete . She also served as a technical advisor on the film. [8] She also went on to play Danielle, the stern assistant coach in the 1986 movie American Anthem .
She helped Billy Crudup train for Without Limits (1998), a film about Steve Prefontaine 's life. [9]
References
- ↑ "3 Break Meet Records in Women's Track Finals", The New York Times , May 20, 1977
- ↑ Chandler, Steve (July 9, 1976). "Tucson Olympian staying relaxed" . Tucson Daily Citizen . p. 45.
- ↑ Mark Lutz at Sports Reference
- ↑ Marylynn Uricchio, "Stars in Top Form in 'Personal Best'", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , March 26, 1982, page 25, jump page 34.
- ↑ "3 Break Meet Records in Women's Track Finals", The New York Times , May 20, 1977.
- ↑ Louise Mead Tricard, American Women's Track and Field: A history, 1895 through 1980 , ISBN 0-7864-0219-9 , page 590.
- ↑ "Roster of U.S. Athletes for Olympic Games at Montreal", The New York Times , July 11, 1976.
- ↑ "In profile: Patrice Donnelly" . The Advocate . August 18, 1998. pp. 113–114.
- ↑ Hartl, John (October 4, 1998). "Movies -- Prefontaine's Tragic Life Gets Another Onscreen Run" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved December 30, 2013 .
External links
- "Pat Donnelly Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at" . Sports-reference.com. 1950-05-20. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17 . Retrieved 2012-10-05 .
- Patrice Donnelly at IMDb
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