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Patrice Donnelly
American hurdler and actor (born 1950)
Patrice Michelle "Pat" Donnelly (born April 30, 1950) is an American retired track and field athlete and actress, known primarily for hurdling.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | (1950-04-30) April 30, 1950 (age 73) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 100 metre hurdles, pentathlon |
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 Summer Olympics she married shot putter Peter Shmock.[2] After divorcing Shmock, she married sprinter Mark Lutz, ex-spouse of distance runner Francie Larrieu.[3]
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.
Donnelly's film debut was in the 1982 film Personal Best, wherein she played Olympic pentathlete Tory Skinner. 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]
- "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.
- 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.
- "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