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Patrick Johnson
Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Born	26 September 1972 (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

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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

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

Event	Time	Wind	Venue	Date	Notes
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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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]
	World Cup	Madrid, Spain	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)
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	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

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

100 metres

Location	Time	Windspeed m/s	Date
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

Location	Time	Windspeed m/s	Date
Campbelltown, New South Wales	20.26	+ 2.6	15/02/2003

References

^ 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)
^ ^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?]}
^ ^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?]}
^ "Australian Indigenous Olympians" (PDF). Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
^ "Patrick Johnson: Olympic sprinter".
^ "Patrick Johnson's golden run". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 July 2021.
^ 6th (h) / 38.76 (relay leg: 1st)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Representing Oceania
^ Competed only in the final
^ Competed only in the heat

External links

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

[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)

[Fastest_White_Men-2] Jad Adrian (July 2011). Lists of The Fastest White Men in History, Non-African Descent. AdrianSprints.com. Retrieved 2011-07-30.^{[unreliable source?]}

[Lemaitre_9.92-3] 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?]}

[aoc-4] "Australian Indigenous Olympians" (PDF). Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 10 May 2015.

[5] "Patrick Johnson: Olympic sprinter".

[6] "Patrick Johnson's golden run". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 July 2021.

[7] 6th (h) / 38.76 (relay leg: 1st)

[Oceania-8] Representing Oceania

[9] Competed only in the final

[10] Competed only in the heat

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-'''Patrick Johnson''' (born 26 September 1972 in [[Cairns, Queensland]], [[Australia]]) is an [[Australia]]n [[athletics (sport)|athlete]] of [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] and [[Irish descent]]. He is the current [[Oceania Athletics Association|Oceanian]] and [[Athletics Australia|Australian]] record holder in the [[100 metres]] with a time of 9.93 seconds, achieved in [[Mito, Ibaraki|Mito]], [[Japan]], on 5 May 2003. With that time he became the first person not of [[Ethnic groups of Africa|African]] ancestry to break the 10-second barrier ([[Frankie Fredericks]], a Namibian, had been the first non-West-African in 1991).<ref>{{cite news|last=Swanton, Sygall|first=Will, David|title=Holy Grails|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/aussie-sports-biggest-hurdles/2007/07/14/1183833851449.html?page=2|accessdate=2012-08-09|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=2007-07-15}}</ref> The time has made him the 17th fastest man in history at the time and 38th man to crack the [[10-second barrier]].<ref name="Fastest White Men">Jad Adrian (July 2011). [http://www.adriansprints.com/2011/07/lists-of-fastest-white-men-in-history.html Lists of The Fastest White Men in History, Non-African Descent]. [http://www.adriansprints.com/ AdrianSprints.com]. Retrieved 2011-07-30.{{unreliable source?|date=October 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Lemaitre 9.92">Jad Adrian (July 2011). [http://www.adriansprints.com/2011/07/christophe-lemaitre-100m-992s-20.html Christophe Lemaitre 100m 9.92s +2.0 (Video) - Officially the Fastest White Man in History]. [http://www.adriansprints.com/ AdrianSprints.com]. Retrieved 2011-07-30.{{unreliable source?|date=October 2013}}</ref> His personal best also makes him the fastest Oceanian in history.
+'''Patrick Johnson''' (born 26 September 1972 in [[Cairns, Queensland]], [[Australia]]) is an Australian [[athletics (sport)|athlete]] of [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] and [[Irish descent]]. He is the current [[Oceania Athletics Association|Oceanian]] and [[Athletics Australia|Australian]] record holder in the [[100 metres]] with a time of 9.93 seconds, which he achieved in [[Mito, Ibaraki|Mito]], [[Japan]], on 5 May 2003. With that time he became the first person not of [[Ethnic groups of Africa|African]] ancestry to break the 10-second barrier ([[Frankie Fredericks]], a Namibian, had been the first non-West-African in 1991).<ref>{{cite news|last=Swanton, Sygall|first=Will, David|title=Holy Grails|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/aussie-sports-biggest-hurdles/2007/07/14/1183833851449.html?page=2|access-date=2012-08-09|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=2007-07-15}}</ref> The time made him the 17th-fastest man in history at the time and 38th man to crack the [[10-second barrier]].<ref name="Fastest White Men">Jad Adrian (July 2011). [http://www.adriansprints.com/2011/07/lists-of-fastest-white-men-in-history.html Lists of The Fastest White Men in History, Non-African Descent]. [http://www.adriansprints.com/ AdrianSprints.com]. Retrieved 2011-07-30.{{unreliable source?|date=October 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Lemaitre 9.92">Jad Adrian (July 2011). [http://www.adriansprints.com/2011/07/christophe-lemaitre-100m-992s-20.html Christophe Lemaitre 100m 9.92s +2.0 (Video) - Officially the Fastest White Man in History]. [http://www.adriansprints.com/ AdrianSprints.com]. Retrieved 2011-07-30.{{unreliable source?|date=October 2013}}</ref>
-He reached the finals in both the 100 and [[200m|200]] metres at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]], and the 200m final in the [[2005 IAAF World Championships in Athletics|2005 World Championships]], where he finished 6th.  He represented Australia at the [[2000 Olympic Games|Olympic Games in 2000]]. He finished his career with one Commonwealth Games medal: a bronze in the [[Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 metres relay at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]].
+He reached the finals in both the 100 and [[200m|200]] metres at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]], and the 200m final in the [[2005 IAAF World Championships in Athletics|2005 World Championships]], where he finished 6th. He represented Australia at the [[2000 Olympic Games|Olympic Games in 2000]]. He finished his career with one Commonwealth Games medal: a bronze in the [[Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 metres relay at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]].
 ==Personal life==
-Johnson's mother was an [[Indigenous Australian]] and his father is [[Irish people|Irish]].<ref name="Fastest White Men"/><ref name="Lemaitre 9.92"/><ref name=aoc>{{cite web|title=Australian Indigenous Olympians|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/files/dmfile/Australian%20Indigenous%20Olympians_19Feb2015_v2.pdf|website=Australian Olympic Committee website|accessdate=10 May 2015}}</ref>
+Johnson's mother was a [[Kaanju]] [[Indigenous Australian]] and his father is of [[Irish people|Irish]] descent.<ref name="Fastest White Men"/><ref name="Lemaitre 9.92"/><ref name=aoc>{{cite web|title=Australian Indigenous Olympians|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/files/dmfile/Australian%20Indigenous%20Olympians_19Feb2015_v2.pdf|website=Australian Olympic Committee website|access-date=10 May 2015}}</ref> He was born on a speed boat en route to Cairns base hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadlychoices.com.au/ambassadors/patrick-johnson-olympic-sprinter/|title = Patrick Johnson: Olympic sprinter}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/patrick-johnson-sprinter-australian-record-holder-100m/13472664|title = Patrick Johnson's golden run| website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date = 28 July 2021}}</ref> 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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 |{{sort|04|4th}}
-|[[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
+|[[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
 |20.59 <small>(wind: +0.5&nbsp;m/s)</small>
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 |[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4×100 m relay]]
 |39.53 <small>(relay leg: 1st)</small><ref>Competed only in the heat</ref>
+|}
+===Track records===
+As of 6 September 2024, Johnson holds the following track records for 100&nbsp;metres and 200&nbsp;metres.
+====100 metres====
+{| class="wikitable" style= "text-align: center"
+|-
+!Location
+!Time
+!Windspeed<br>m/s
+!Date
+|-
+|  [[Bern]]  ||  10.07  ||  – 0.3  ||  28/06/2003
+|-
+|  [[Mito, Ibaraki]]  ||  9.93<br>[[List of Oceanian records in athletics|AR]]  ||  + 1.8  ||  05/05/2003
+|-
+|  [[Perth, Western Australia]]  ||  9.88  ||  + 3.6  ||  08/02/2003
+|}
+====200 metres====
+{| class="wikitable" style= "text-align: center"
+|-
+!Location
+!Time
+!Windspeed<br>m/s
+!Date
+|-
+|  [[Campbelltown, New South Wales|Campbelltown,<br>New South Wales]]  ||  20.26  ||  + 2.6  ||  15/02/2003
 |}
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 == External links ==
+* {{World Athletics}}
-* {{IAAF name|id=130362|name=Patrick Johnson}}
-* [http://athhistory.imgstg.com/athletes/athlete2650.htm Patrick Johnson] at Australia Athletics Historical Results
+* [http://athletics.possumbility.com/athletes/athlete2650.htm Patrick Johnson] at Australian Athletics Historical Results
 * [http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2003/s933058.htm ''Australian Story'' - ABC TV]
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+[[Category:Olympic athletes for Australia]]
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+[[Category:Sportspeople from Cairns]]
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 [[Category:Indigenous Australian track and field athletes]]
 [[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics]]
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+[[Category:Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
+[[Category:Sportsmen from Queensland]]
+[[Category:Australian Athletics Championships winners]]
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