Patrice Donnelly
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| Nationality | American |
| Born | April 30, 1950 |
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| Sport | 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
In 1971, she was Miss
Career in hurdling
Once the fourth-ranked hurdler in the world,
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 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]
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.
- 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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