Pat Carroll (runner)

Patrick Francis Carroll (born 17 August 1961) is an Australian former long-distance runner.[1][2]

Pat Carroll
Personal information
Birth namePatrick Francis Carroll
Born (1961-08-17) 17 August 1961
Sport
Country Australia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
Medal record
World Half Marathon Championships
Silver medal – second place1993 BrusselsMen's team

A Brisbane-based runner, Carroll won the Australian cross country championships in 1991, was a four-time winner of the Gold Coast Marathon and twice won the Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon.[3]

Carroll claimed a silver medal at the 1993 World Half Marathon Championships for the team competition.[4]

In 1995, Carroll ran a personal best time of 2:09:39 to win the Beppu-Ōita Marathon, becoming the fourth Australian to register a sub 2:10 time. He beat a field which included reigning Olympic bronze medalist Stephan Freigang.[5]

Carroll competed in three editions of the Commonwealth Games, placing eighth in the 5,000 metres in 1990, fifth in the marathon in 1994 and seventh in the marathon in 1998.[6]

References
  1. "Carroll increases pre-race tempo". The Canberra Times. 19 July 1989. p. 50 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Carroll has changed his ways". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 April 2006.
  3. "From couch to Gold Coast Marathon: get your runners on". Gold Coast Bulletin. 26 May 2019.
  4. "Australian Athletics Results". athletics.possumbility.com.
  5. "Marathon win for Carroll". The Canberra Times. 6 February 1995. p. 24 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Patrick Carroll Results". commonwealthgames.com.au.
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