Patty Van Wolvelaere

Patricia Jean "Patty" Van Wolvelaere (divorced Johnson; born April 15, 1950) is a retired hurdler from the United States who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics Olympics. Her best finish was the fourth place in the 80 m event in 1968. She won the 100 m hurdles at the 1971 Pan American Games and held four national outdoor titles in this event, in 1971, 1973–74 and 1977.[3] Van Wolvelaere also won the National Indoor Championships in the 60 yard hurdles six times between 1967 and 1974, including four in a row in 1971–74.[4]

Patty Van Wolvelaere

Van Wolvelaere (center) at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1950-04-15) April 15, 1950 San Diego, California, U.S.[1]
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint, hurdles
Club	Angels Track Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 11.5 (1973) 200 m – 24.1 (1970) 100 mH – 13.0 (1972) 200 mH – 27.4 (1966)[1][2]
Medal record Representing the  United States Pan American Games 1971 Cali 100 m hurdles

Van Wolvelaere graduated from Renton High School and competed for the University of Southern California and Angels Track Club. She later worked as a firefighter.[1] More recently, with the married last name of Weirich, she coaches at Ramona High School.[5]

In 2017, she was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame.[6]